{"id":1097,"date":"2014-03-24T10:10:28","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T14:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=1097"},"modified":"2014-03-28T09:45:51","modified_gmt":"2014-03-28T13:45:51","slug":"the-coathangers-suck-my-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/the-coathangers-suck-my-shirt\/","title":{"rendered":"The Coathangers <br>Suck My Shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The_Coathangers-Suck_My_Shirt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1098\" alt=\"The Coathangers, Suck My Shirt\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The_Coathangers-Suck_My_Shirt.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The_Coathangers-Suck_My_Shirt.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The_Coathangers-Suck_My_Shirt-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Bands come together for a variety of reasons but the most classic reason is \u201cthe goof\u201d or \u201cjoke band.\u201d It\u2019s something kind of thrown together to play a party or a show, but not serious in any way. Can\u2019t play? No problem! No songs? No problem! All around this great land of ours, bands are being formed for the end goal of good times, good hangs, and maybe some beers. For most of them, it\u2019s a short-lived thing that naturally falls apart for a lack of its own momentum. For a rare few, it goes on, and the joke band becomes a real thing. The Coathangers, named for the favorite tool of back-alley abortionists, are one of those who made the transition. Now, after seven years, three previous full-lengths, and a slew of singles, the Atlanta-based group are back with their latest album, <i>Suck My Shirt<\/i> (Suicide Squeeze).<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Down to a trio after keyboardist Candice Jones (a.k.a. Bebe Coathanger) left prior to recording, The Coathangers have largely left their jokey past behind them. Despite the title, <i>Suck My Shirt<\/i> is a more mature release from the band. But don\u2019t worry, The Coathangers haven\u2019t become chin-stroking grad students. The energy of past records is still present\u2014it\u2019s just focused in different ways instead of jokes. To be fair, the band has grown leaps and bound from release to release, so this is a natural progression. After all, even if you\u2019re not consciously trying, after enough years, shows, and songs, you\u2019re bound to get better just from sheer repetition, and <i>Suck My Shirt<\/i> is a pretty well-crafted collection of songs.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">One of the best things about <i>Suck My Shirt<\/i> is the variety of voices, both literally\u2014everyone in the band has a turn on the mic\u2014and figuratively, where there\u2019s a variety of styles and subject matter. It goes from guttural shout to three part harmonies without missing a step or sounding disjointed. Everything from vociferous moments, (\u201cShut Up\u201d) to relationship woes (\u201cLove \u2019Em and Leave \u2018Em\u201d) to a requiem for a friend (\u201cDerek\u2019s Song\u201d) is handled deftly. While the keyboards are slightly missed, the band more than makes up for their absence with guitars that slash, swoop, and buzz; fruitcake-solid bass lines; and tight, but playful, drum work. If this album is a document showing how far The Coathangers have come, it\u2019s going to be great to see what happens next. Until then, <i>Suck My Shirt<\/i> is a great moment in time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bands come together for a variety of reasons but the most classic reason is \u201cthe goof\u201d or \u201cjoke band.\u201d It\u2019s something kind of thrown together to play<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[34,463,414],"class_list":["post-1097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-album-review","tag-suicide-squeeze","tag-the-coathangers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Coathangers Suck My Shirt - The Agit Reader<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/the-coathangers-suck-my-shirt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Coathangers Suck My Shirt - The Agit Reader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bands come together for a variety of reasons but the most classic reason is \u201cthe goof\u201d or \u201cjoke band.\u201d It\u2019s something kind of thrown together to play\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/the-coathangers-suck-my-shirt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Agit Reader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheAgitReader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-03-24T14:10:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2014-03-28T13:45:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The_Coathangers-Suck_My_Shirt.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dorian S. 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