{"title":"Squirrel Bait","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"squirrel-bait-st-12-inch","title":"Squirrel Bait - s\/t 12\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15th, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack from the ranks of the deleted are these seminal punk recordings from mid-80s Louisville, featuring future members of Bastro, Big Wheel, Love Jones, Evergreen, and oh, yes, Gastr del Sol and Slint. At the time these kids were all just kids, with the oldest being no more than eighteen...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drag City","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52992975962409,"sku":"DC102","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1427\/6532\/files\/squirrel-bait-squirrel-bait-12-inch.jpg?v=1776273827"},{"product_id":"squirrel-bait-skag-heaven-lp","title":"Squirrel Bait - Skag Heaven LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15th, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSkag Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etopped everything to date with lyrical depth and dynamics. A cover of Phil Ochs' \"Tape From California\" informed for once and all that these were not garden-variety white trash youths (like Soul Asylum and all the subsequent Sub Pop shit).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I was gonna say something about how\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSkag Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas unfairly maligned at the time as pseudo-Husker Dude Music but that would be a lie. Fact is, people LOST THEIR SHIT when they heard these Louisville teens* for the first time and with good reason. They were melodic \/ anthemic enough to engage those without a passing interest in pre-punk, post-punk or punk in the present moment. The quintet was was inventive and near virtuoso enough that those who ordinarily didn't give a hoot about anything remotely tuneful, sat up and, well, acknowledged the tunes. That there's a grand canyon in quality when you compare the post-SB efforts of David, Clark, and Brian with those of Peter and Ben is ZERO reflection on how mind blowingly great\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSkag Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas. Do you wanna go to your grave having learned nothing about this fertile period in American rock history? Be my fucking guest, it's Drag City's problem!\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGerard Cosloy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*- this was another lie, by the way. We routinely fibbed about Squirrel Bait's respective ages in order to pique the curiosity of music journalists who leaned towards the chicken hawk side of things. A little trick we learned from Maurice Starr.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drag City","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52992976027945,"sku":"DC103","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1427\/6532\/files\/squirrel-bait-skag-heaven-lp.jpg?v=1776273831"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.strandedrecords.com\/collections\/squirrel-bait.oembed","provider":"Stranded Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}