Carp 18 - bug rump

Carp 18 is a Minneapolis-based band formed in 1991 by 3 former members of a pop/rock band called the Tangents (1987-1990) who were originally called the Pungent Reflection who gigged mainly at places like Fernando’s on Lake Street and the Valli in Dinkytown. The Tangents were formed by Randy Justesen (Randy & The Wolfpack) and Joe Fahey who met in the late 1970s in their North Minneapolis neighborhood. They were in a variety of neighborhood bands together, mostly playing garage parties which ended when the cops showed up.
In late 1990 the Tangents fell apart but there was a strong desire by drummer Paul Schmitt, bassist/Tangents soundman Dave Helgerson and guitar player Joe Fahey to form a new band and concentrate on writing original material and to knock out a few songs by their heroes such as R.E.M., The Replacements, The Velvet Underground and a whole lot of Neil Young.
In 1997 they released their debut, full length CD “Russian Racehorse” (produced by Tom Herbers) which yielded a few pretty decent reviews. While recording their 2nd album in December, 1999, the band members felt pressure on their long friendship and decide to split up. Nobody believed it and, for good reason because here they are, back together after a ridiculously long hiatus (more of a schism I suppose) with their completed CD “bug rump”.

1 - Understand
2 - Up In Yer Neck O' the Woods
3 - Dreamhouse
4 - Weeping Willow
5 - Hey Ivy
6 - Find Me a River
7 - Muscle Car Blues (Tell Me Another)
8 - Views From the Desert
9 - Padded Amps & Flannel Shirts
10 - In the Next Life
11 - The Coolest Place On Earth
12 - The Hamelburg Polka