Water Damage

Format

Comes with a download code.

Runouts are etched.

lacquers cut by Carl Saff

pressed at Smashed Plastic, Chicago IL

Water Damage is ten people from one town and one sound from twelve people. For Instruments, the plus two are guitarist David Grubbs and saxophonist Patrick Shiroishi, neither of whom blunt the angle or confound the aim. The tempo? Slow and low. Four tracks, averaging twenty minutes each, the pace never above a comfortable walk. The damage creeps, a forest becomes a mountain, and the faithful move forward. The album is named after Fugazi, in a manner, and "Reel 25" takes after the Shocklee Brothers, in a cry. Stop asking the lord how many drummers this band has and and ask him how much of your mind, babe. Some people say drone and same people say trance and some people say invocation through patterned unity. Some people just say rock and we let them set their clocks back. Lie down and let these holy treads flatten you. Just because Water Damage know what they are doing doesn't mean you have to. Fix your hearts or die! - Sasha Frere-Jones

eleased May 16, 2025

WATER DAMAGE is Mari Maurice, Thor Harris, Jonathan Horne, Nate Cross, Danielle Hills, George Dishner, Travis Austin, Mike Kanin, Greg Piwonka and Jeff Piwonka

Patrick Shirioishi - Baritone saxophone on Real 28

David Grubbs - Guitar on Reel 25, Reel 32

Engineered by Max Deems at Diseased Tapes Billion Dollar Studio. Mixed by Travis Austin, Mastered by Chris Hardman. Lacquers cut by Carl Saff.

Art and design by Greg Piwonka.

"India (Slight Return)" written by Pärson Sound

Thanks to Gerard Cosloy, Dave Cambridge and Ajay Saggar.

Release notes

Comes with a download code. Runouts are etched. lacquers cut by Carl Saff pressed at Smashed Plastic, Chicago IL Water Damage is ten people from one town and one sound from twelve people. For Instruments, the plus two are guitarist David Grubbs and saxophonist Patrick Shiroishi, neither of whom blunt the angle or confound the aim. The tempo? Slow and low. Four tracks, averaging twenty minutes each, the pace never above a comfortable walk. The damage creeps, a forest becomes a mountain, and…