where can we go? the stars of tomorrow are playing today. the beatmakers, the janglers, the mops, the bashers, and the true believers. there's a pop revolution sweeping the underground. straight off the streets, this is where the action is. why is this happening? nothing happens randomly; there are historical forces at work. in these troubling times, people everywhere are fed up with the bullshit. right now a good half-dozen faux trends are variously rising or falling, but that doesn't concern us. we're more concerned with what sticks and disrupts. revolution is authenticity, not imitation. we seek character. we share humor, and bond over mutual feelings of disconnect, pain and grief. needles and pins. pop lives in the blood of the young. there’s been cycles of this going all the way back to the ‘50s. same visions, same criticism. frantic romantics. good clean fun. this whole discussion will (I hope) seem academic. in fact it's so basic it ought to be taught in junior high.

for our first tape release, we're donating all the proceeds to the palestine children's relief fund to address the urgent humanitarian needs and support long-term recovery efforts in gaza. "action now" provides exclusive demos, covers, and unreleased tracks from some of our favorite scene stalwarts and purveyors in their purest form. hear the sounds of oz undercurrents love banana and dumbells, who continue the fluid songwriting and ramshackle jingle-jangle stylings of the stevens, sacw, and possible humans. both brian and michael d'addario of the lemon twigs shine through their pristine vocal harmonies and musicianship with their solo recordings, echoing the idle race, sagittarius, and the beckies. home-recording pioneer linda smith delivers a mesmerizing tribute to the late martin phillipps of the chills. the uni boys' michael cipolletti and noah nash strike somewhere between the miamis, the pengwins, and pete holly and the looks with their irresistible pop rock charm. garage rockers class, plastic act, and sugar tradition inject the sonically destructive rock 'n' roll that would've fit right in on ork or bomp! records. bloomington legend john terrill of the dancing cigarettes and the veritables dug through his vault and discovered a scrappy bubblegum version of an old supergroup classic. these are just the few toonful highlights of the tape...

please take part in protests, write to your elected representatives about a ceasefire, sign petitions, and support political campaigns that promote peace and justice in the world. action now!