4/20/24.
Is/Ought Gap were part of the vibrant Athens, Georgia scene in the early 80s. And, really, once you know that you can really hear it. Pylon, The B-52s and R.E.M. In fact, Michael Stipe said they were the best bar band in the U.S. There is a bit of punk here and there that reminds me of the intensity of Fred Cole's early band The Rats.
But all in all, Is/Ought Gap would not have sounded out of place on the Athens, GA soundtrack (in fact, members of Is/Ought Gap were in bands on the soundtrack - Time Toy and Kilkenny Cats). I'm not at all surprised to see Happy Happy Birthday To Me (HHBTM) Records release this. While this is a new release, HHBTM did release the collected works of Oh Ok, another Athens band whose members included Lynda Stipe.