Jumpstarted Plowhards – Round Two (LP, US)

Pre-orders for the physical release were available from 9 January 2024, shipped mid to late January 2024 and the digital download was available from 4 October 2023.

Todd Congelliere met Russell Simins at the Service show at The Sardine, San Pedro, CA (21 October 2022).

Bass: Mike Watt
Guitar / Vocals: Todd Congelliere

Drums:

The Safe Call: Stephen Perkins
Plowhards Revenge Potion No.40: Russell Simins
It Cost Us All: Raymond Terrones
The Cut You Counted On: Mindee Jorgensen
Sonic Blow: Derek Bloom
Under The Light Crawl: Steve Reed
Not That Much / None: Kim Schifino
WF Damage Control Theme Song: Ryan Davidson

Notes from Recess Records:

I’m tickled to tell yall that me and Mike Watt’s band, Jumpstarted Plowhards, have finished our Round Two LP and preorders are up now! The drummers on board for this one are Stephen Perkins (Janes Addiction), Russell Simins (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Service), Raymond Terrones (Lovely Sort of Death), Mindee Jorgensen (Mod Pods), Derek Bloom (From First to Last), Steve Reed (Saccharine Trust, Legal Weapon, Carnage Asada), Kim Schifino (Matt & Kim), Ryan Davidson (Conduit Closing, Coma Twins). I just pissed myself remembering this.

1. The Safe Call
Stephen Perkins (Jane’s Addiction, Porno For Pyros): Being in these monster acts I thought Perk would have no time at all for this. Turns out it took just one phone call during breakfast and it done within 24 hours. Wow! He couldn’t have been more pleasant.

2. Plowhards Revenge Potion No.40
Russell Simins (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion , Service ): I met Russell when his new band, Service, played our club (The Sardine). I think I played it so cool but on the inside I was 14 and pissing my pants. He told me he dug Recess Records. Blown away. Then Service played. Blown away twice. JSBX are like the punk rock Rolling Stones to me and Russell’s drumming is a HUGE reason. Listen to Orange and Now, I Got Worry and tell me these aren’t 2 of the greatest albums of all time. Bill Ward and Russell are the most responsible for my annoying air drumming.

3. It Cost Us All
Raymond Terrones (A Lovely Sort of Death): LSD is one of my favorite Pedro local bands. They’re so highly underrated that it makes me angry. Ray’s drumming style is like no one else. It’s borderline freaky and scary. I love that.

4. The Cut You Counted On
Mindee Jorgensen (Mod Pods): Mindee plays in an awesome local band called Mod Pods. They’re groovy and excellent. Mindee is also a drum teacher.

5. Sonic Blow
Derek Bloom (From First To Last): I Don’t know Derek but he emailed me saying that he’d love to play drums on something I was working on. Totally!

6. Under The Light Crawl
Steve Reed (Legal Weapon,Saccharine Trust, Carnage Asada): Steve is one of my favorite people on this earth. Steve is mainly a bass player but just knows rhythm.

7. Not That Much / None
Kim Schifino (Matt & Kim): I hooked up Matt & Kim’s first ever LA area show in San Pedro on a slab of concrete a couple of feet away from the ocean. They ended up coming back, playing whatever dive bar we could get em in. Now they’re a little too big for these joints but not much has changed with their love for music.

8. WF Damage Control Theme Song
Ryan Davidson (Conduit Closing, Coma Twins): Ryan has been one of the main bartenders at The Sardine since we first opened. It also turns out he’s a great drummer. This was an obvious choice to me cos of his loose yet super solid style. He also did this song in 1 take! When you listen to it all the way through you’ll think “This dude’s a fucking liar!”.

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RUN-OUT GROOVE ENGRAVING:
A: “RECESS #229-A Waxxxy”
B: “RECESS #229-B Lucky”