Name: Bummer Year
Brand: Good Looks

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

KS047LPC1

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Colour

Violet

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Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-04-08

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cargo

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

682604703305

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / violet

KS047CD

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682604703343

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Good Looks

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

 Keeled Scales

Keeled Scales is an independent record label based in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2014 by two passionate individuals, the label has quickly made a name for itself in the music industry. With a focus on supporting talented artists and providing them with a platform to share their unique sound, Keeled Scales has become known for its diverse roster of *musicians*.

As an independent label, Keeled Scales prides itself on its commitment to artistic integrity and creative freedom. The label believes in giving *artists* the space they need to fully express themselves and create music that resonates with listeners. This dedication to authenticity has earned Keeled Scales a loyal following of music enthusiasts who appreciate the label's genuine approach.

Distributed by Secretly Distribution, Keeled Scales ensures that its *artists'* work reaches a wide audience both locally and globally. By partnering with Secretly Distribution, the label is able to provide extensive support and resources to its roster of talented musicians.

Born and raised in small Texas towns, the members of Good Looks met and began playing together in Austin. Songwriter Tyler Jordan grew up in a South Texas coastal town dominated by the petrochemical industry, his childhood steeped in the tension between nature and industry, exploitation abundantly present and the wealth gap on full display. His father's church, described by Tyler as "cult-like in its intensity," was homebase and where he learned to sing. 

Tyler eventually met lead guitarist Jake Ames in the late-night song-swap circles of the Kerrville Folk Festival campground (where they would also meet Buck Meek and Adrienne Lenker pre-Big Thief). They shared their mutual love of the Texas hill country canon (Blaze Foley, Townes Van Zandt, and Willie Nelson), a love of cheap diner food, thrift store baseball caps, and a healthy dose of harmless shit-talking. They began playing in bands together, backing up other songwriters and taking turns in the spotlight. They sought out producer Dan Duszynski (Loma, Cross Record, Jess Williamson) to engineer their debut album.

What would form was Bummer Year, a blue-collar political indie-rock record with healthy doses of Replacements swagger and shimmering, desert rock riffs not unlike The War On Drugs.

Bummer Year

Music GB