Crimpshrine

Crimpshrine were a three-piece punk rock band from Berkeley, California that were active from 1982 to 1989. They were essentially a teenage garage band for their first few years, with Jesse Michaels (later of Operation Ivy and Classics Of Love) even being their vocalist for a duration. By 1986, a soldified line-up of vocalist/guitarist Jeff Ott, drummer Aaron Cometbus, and bassist Pete Rypins had emerged. They regularly shows in the Bay Area, and were regularly featured on various compilations, in addition to releasing two EP's, an LP, and and a handful of splits, all in the span of just a few years. Despite their short tenure, they're regarded as incredibly influential in their equally melodic and aggressive approach and prominent, technical bass lines. In a broad sense, they're kind of like the bridge between Descendents and Green Day or Jawbreaker, but grittier. I don't know, they're worth checking out if Bay Area punk is up your alley. Just a quick note on the two compilations here: Sound Of A New World Being Born includes their early material, including their first two EPs. Duct Tape Soup consists of tracks intended for an LP in 1988, but released over a variety of splits and compilations instead. Enjoy.

9 Song Demo (1987)

1. Over The Years

2. Wake Up

3. Another Day

4. RDC

5. Walk Away

6. Can You Feel That?

7. I Don't Know Why

8. My Friend

9. Tomorrow

Sleep, What's That? EP (1988)

1. Bricks

2. In My Mind

3. Sleep, What's That?

4. Tomorrow

Quit Talkin' Claude... EP (1989)

1. Butterflies

2. Situation

3. Easy Answers

4. Inspiration

Lame Gig Contest (1989)

1. Left Outside Again

2. Safely Wasting Away

3. Along The Way

4. WNWSFK - Can You Feel That?

5. R.D.C.

6. The Tour

7. My Friend

8. Wake Up

9. New Scenery

10. Concrete Lawns

11. 2nd Generation Junkies

12. MSFMB

13. Another Day

14. Rearranged

Crimpshrine/Mutley Chix (1989)

1. Crimpshrine - Closed Doors

2. Crimpshrine - Caught Up

3. Crimpshrine - Fucked Up Kid

4. Mutley Chix - Small Town, Big Hell

5. Mutley Chix - Lamp

Jawbreaker/Crimpshrine (1993)

1. Jawbreaker - Better Half

2. Crimpshrine - Sanctuary

Duct Tape Soup (1992)

1. Trying Too Hard

2. Summertime

3. Caught Up

4. Left Outside Again

5. Safely Wasting Away

6. Wake Up

7. Pick Up The Pieces

8. RDC

9. Construction

10. Closed Doors, Closed Minds

11. Pretty Mess

12. WNWSFK

13. Can You Feel That?

14. Along The Way

15. Free Will

16. Fucked Up Kid

The Sound Of A New World Being Born (1998)

1. Another Day

2. Rearranged

3. Over The Years

4. Walk Away

5. Bricks

6. Sleep, What's That?

7. MSFMB

8. Second Generation Junkies

9. In My Mind

10. Tomorrow

11. Butterflies

12. Situation

13. Direction Of Things To Come

14. Sanctuary

15. My Friend

16. Tour

17. Easy Answers

18. Inspiration