Try google-ing this band and see if you come up with more than me... I don't know shit about All Chrome other than they sound remarkably like Verbal Assault. My friend Derik turned me onto them when my old band was on tour. We were driving around New Jersey looking for a record store and he pops in a tape of this CD. Flounders Flyers College and Canada was released by Ferret Music and is a discography I believe... Like I said I could find nothing about them.
When I got this 10-inch I had recently discovered Samiam. I was entranced by their blend of emotional crooning, swirling, wall-of-noise guitars, and punk energy of their second album Soar blasting from the speakers of my local indie record store. The next week I found their self-titled album at the college radio station where I was a DJ and played a few tracks on the air to get more familiar with them.
In the liner notes of their early records, the pictures of them playing live had one member (Sergie?) wearing striped t-shirts. This, along with their Dr. Seuss inspired name and cartoon graphics, made me feel like they shared my dorky childhood identity. When I went to see Samiam live, I noticed they didn't have a roadie, not even to peddle their t-shirts and stuff. When I approached them about it, they promptly offered me the job. I politely declined, but offered them a place to stay the night.
It's safe to say that Samiam made bands like Hot Water Music, Boy Sets Fire and As Friends Rust (notice a trend here?) possible.
So anyway, Don't Break Me was a teaser, if you will, for the upcoming album Billy. It has a few new tracks and 3 acoustic versions of older songs from Soar, Underground, and their first LP.
