Alrighty, Houston and The Problems. These guys were a bit of an enigma for me, having not known a lick about them a few days back. Had it not been for their association with Discontinuous Innovation Inc., I likely would've never sought out an explanation. However, seeing as I've conducted numerous business transactions with this company in the past, I only deemed it appropriate to reach out to them for answers as to what the hell this "Houston and The Problems" product is. I sent an email and was eventually put through to their correspondent, who goes by name "Tundra". Dumb name, I know. Anyways, the only thing this "Tundra" character sent me was a single PDF which contained this image: http://i.imgur.com/NylTGVH.jpg He promptly left it at that. Well, not before insulting my wonderful wife, Linda, and disparaging my performance in video games, but that's besides the point. Houston and The Problems is still an enigma, and that will likely remain the case for a long time to come. Well, to be honest, Tundra did give me a straight-forward answer as to what this group is, but the facts were so shocking that I've decided to keep it under wraps for your safety. Y'know, just like how the government hid the truth behind the Challenger (it was TOTALLY an inside job, read the book you sheep). So, as far as you guys know, Houston's a real space cowboy that spends his free-time lassoing meteors and stuff. As for their actual music, I imagine you've picked up on it yourself by this point. It's unholy punk rock n' roll-somethin'-somethin' starring one crass cowboy and his three problems, delivering four sheer-infectious tunes. Loaded with twangy hooks and unmitigated energy that effortlessly rouses me, Houston and The Problems is actually pretty astonishing. I don't really get what these half-witted savants are goin' on about half the time, with all the unsavory usage of sound effects and wild rodeo-howls, but I really REALLY dig it. It's groovy, it's catchy, it's spitefully irreverent, and it's fun as hell. Consider me thoroughly swooned by these lovable beatniks, and let's hope we get to hear more about Houston's space endeavors in the future. If we don't eventually get a radio play where Houston macks on space-babes, I'll be upset. And yes, "Destination: Uranus" is EXACTLY what you think it's about. I edited the tracks a bit myself to remove some of the excess fuzz and give the audio a bit more depth, it's the version you're listening to now. You can find a link to download it below, along with an original link to their Bandcamp page if you're looking to support them. Be wary of the fuzz if you chose the latter, though. And for the record, D.I. Inc. didn't really send me that PDF, or insult my wife/video game skills, I made that up. I don't even have a wife, hell, Linda's not even a real person (don't tell Tundra). Now, that's technically slander, so to avoid a lawsuit, I'll just say say that D.I. Inc. is a respectable company with a wonderful correspondent (who has a totally cool name by the way), both of which possessing admirable goals to, and I quote, "rid the word of music, artists, mosquitoes, punks, baby boomers, techies, fishing licenses, gross farts, haight street trash, oogles, nature, the o-zone, question marks, dentists, oxygen, puberty, stale bread, dolphins, sandals, fist fighting, walking, colored hair, hair, sweating, tumblr, lists, Rasputin, itches, carbon, Volcom, acne, hummingbirds, GMOs, Los Angeles, Nirvana (the band), Stonestown, infants, vaping, most feces, glitter, 'stink', bros, Dolores Park, water, Bono, glitter scum drunk, cardboard, rats, men, flossing, body mods, second puberty, gluten, the depot, movie remakes, kanker sores, equality, negative people, college, mucus, the bay area, imagineers, the name Sam, shoes, untied shoes, lifting weights, memories, laundry, creativity, most tattoos, discount microwave pizza, tie-dye, beard dandruff, Kno Politicks, snakes, 'The Mish', The Canary Islands, Jake Phelps, movie sequels, SF state, alcohol, extinction, Florida, Trader Joes, evolution, Valencia Street, throwing up, bass, q-tips, suppressive persons, football, cynicism, styrofoam, copper, the 47, Walnut Creek, CJ Ramone, Cars 2, society, weed culture, 1997-2003, vinyl records, bad breath, Market St., electric long boards, spiders, the Twenty-Seven club, parachutes, whole foods, denim, and not being able to record your unconscious dreams." So all-hail D.I. Inc. for crankin' out all these sweet tunes, and may this quarter bring them bountiful profits. Alright, we square now, D.I. Inc.? I mean, I'm over here sharing your top-notch products and I'm not even on your payroll. Give me a break. TRACK LIST: Houston's Theme - 0:00 Space Cowboy - 0:53 Destination: Uranus - 2:45 Buffalo Wing Woman - 3:59 SUPPORT: https://discontinuousinnovationinc.bandcamp.com/releases DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download/bn1djmiel9vr0f9/Houston_and_The_Problems_-_Demo.zip

• published: 23 Mar 2016
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