New Bad Things Biography
by Ron DePasquale
What began as a one-off from like-minded coffee shop dwellers in Portland, OR, swelled into one of the Rose City's longest-lasting contributions to the indie rock world. David French, Luke Hollywood, Christine Denkwelter, Matthew Hattie Hein, and Mattiey Gaunt formed in 1992 to do a one-time opening gig for Sebadoh. They soon recorded a full-length record, Freewheel!, for local indie label Candy Ass Records and became a unique collective of songwriters gelling their disparate tastes into one lo-fi sometimes noisy post-punk sound. Society followed on Lissy's U.K. in 1994, and the band began to drift to a more slop pop sound. NBD released Ennui Go in 1997 and bade farewell to singer Hein, who left to pursue a solo career. An alternative-takes record, C-sides, was released in 1999. French later departed to play in Wallpaper.
Tracklist
| 1 | Ephedrine | |
| 2 | Knott St. | |
| 3 | Josh Has A Crush On A Femme From Reed | |
| 4 | 28 Second Squid | |
| 5 | Ca18mp | |
| 6 | Let's Everyone Do It | |
| 7 | Freemason Love Triangle | |
| 8 | Goethe's Letter To Vic Chesnutt | |
| 9 | Concrete | |
| 10 | The I Suck | |
| 11 | Mexico Siren | |
| 12 | Krankenhaus | |
| 13 | Clique Town | |
| 14 | Detective | |
| 15 | Serious Cat | |
| 16 | Montgomery | |
| 17 | Product | |
| 18 | Movie Cop Soundtrack |
