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Within Walls Without Windows

by The Goodboy Suit

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We stopped on the way We searched for some stasis in the plot line Too close to call too much to say It's red and it's blue and it's black and grey We stopped on the way We searched for some sanction on the beltline The monuments were obliterated We found that it's overrated Make a motion with your face and cry out loud Don't forget the most important part is contact It's overrated overrated Make a motion with your face and cry out loud It ends here Blames us for the act that we had never left It ends here The telltale signs had all but faded
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Code red The masses are starting to notice You better get out while you can Get to it The grays are starting to show Happiness sells well in pill form Your waistline Is twelve feet larger than mine You better trim down while you can I see you Split from crotch to throat It's the reason you're here every night Wildly accosted by a portly woman in a red coat I lit this with my will You silly hag You're doing this, you're doing that That's really great Mask your contempt for yourself as loud as you can Fashion before function
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The sound of the door is like a shot in the arm Crack the window to let the smoke out There's no one there shut the door I'll wait more She walked by Hand out of pocket Slowly regressing to ink and I was the pen There's a hole in the door where her hand made contact Drive 'til you sleep Stare at the centerline Back of the pedal Hands off the wheel, arms at your side Retreat Nothing has ever felt safer So drive 'til you sleep Fade into waiting passenger There's four miles of camber at your feet The framework is shot We used to leave for an hour at a moment's notice There's a board missing on the north wall Longs for an organ with no keys No envy for the children walking back to the yard No credit to the man who left me strapped to this machine Tell her The parking lot in Green Bay echoes Product to press The way she sleeps alone with a head full of pills With a head full of The sound of the door is like a shot in the arm Crack the window to let the smoke out Ignore the sources Suddenly it's clean cut and clear No sympathy for the backdrop clock in yourself for once No trust for the fool Drive 'til you sleep Stare at the centerline
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Bridging the gap between ever day and optimism At this point you're ten days old Five days before and five days after what has me hating you all It's a foot or two farther than normal Put trust in your ability to document this for future use Crack your fingers crack your neck Tell me more Bridging the gap between every day and optimism Drop your weapon Grab your sheet and suffocate Keep hope that people who care remain He was taught to live every day Crack your fingers crack your neck Close your eyes Lose the stilts they cause paralysis Crack your fingers crack your neck Close your eyes X-out your eyes like a good little stick figure I used the net I brought it in and now it's killing Deep reflection Well, mildly deep for me anyway Desire to communicate but all is well nonetheless You want it you got it
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Bivouac 09:04
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Platform 06:36
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about

Nearly two decades after its original release, THE GOODBOY SUIT's Within Walls Without Windows is being reissued on vinyl and digitally by Forge Again Records and Dipterid Records.

In less than two years, this emocore quartet mastered blending angular post-rock with early-to-mid 90's emotional hardcore, creating fiercely candid songs fueled with anger, angst, and sorrow. With unexpected rhythmic turns, accompanied with odd numbers of repeated riffs, often with cleaner melodic lines over the top, these four musicians brought Midwest rockers a more "intellectual" form of post-hardcore. Imagine early AT THE DRIVE-IN if they grew up with Wisconsin winters, met with HOOVER and FRODUS, and you might have an idea of what was happening in Milwaukee in the early 2000s.

Their songs flow like waves, some beginning with calm tranquil pulses leading to distortion, building up and ending with thunderous breakdowns, while others start with a heavy punch, spilling over to rhythmic bass and drums then slowly rising to peak with chaotic clamor. Singer/guitarist George Bregar's mid-toned pitch fits perfectly to the instrumental dialogue of each song, swaying back and forth between a projecting false chord shout and guttural screams, balanced off with somber murmurs. Bregar and Eric Alonso begin their riffs with clean guitars, gradually adding gain; building to a deafening roar. Andrew Menchal threads the bass around them with subtle slides, giving the audience awareness of balance while Erik Larson's syncopated drumming holds the group together. Each member of THE GOODBOY SUIT plays with exceptional technicality while still being able to convey raw brooding emotion. It is easy to follow one instrument through the entire album and still find complete satisfaction. Memorize the lyrics and you'll soon be screaming along.

All seven songs were recorded in the basement of a real estate office in the Ukranian Village neighborhood of Chicago by Mike Lust (RUSSIAN CIRCLES, SWEEP THE LEG JOHNNY, WILLIAM ELLIOT WHITMORE). Five of the songs appeared on the original CD version of Within Walls Without Windows, while the cover of JAWBREAKER’s “Bivouac” appeared on a tribute compilation, both released by Copter Crash Records, run by the late Mike Villani (TRANSISTOR TRANSISTOR, THE SADDEST LANDSCAPE) in 2002. The final song, “Another Piranha in the Tank” was never released until now. On the eve of their 2002 summer tour, THE GOODBOY SUIT disbanded. Members of the band went on to play in TEMPER TEMPER, SINCE BY MAN, DECIBULLY, and DRAMATIC LOVERS.

credits

released July 2, 2021

The Goodboy Suit:
George Bregar - vocals/guitar
Andrew Menchal - bass
Erik Larson - drums
Eric Alonso - guitar

Recorded by Mike Lust at Noize Floor Studios, Chicago
Originally mastered by Mike Hagler at Kingsize Studios, Chicago
Mastered for vinyl by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering, Chicago

All songs written by The Goodboy Suit except "Bivouac" by Schwarzenbach/Burmeister/Pfahler originally performed by Jawbreaker

Rachel Rogness played viola on "Platform"

Artwork by Shana McCaw
Cover photo by George Bregar
Original layout by Jason Reimer and The Goodboy Suit
Vinyl layout by Martin Defatte for Guerrilla Digital

Vinyl pressed by Smashed Plastic in Chicago.

This LP is a collaborative release from Forge Again Records and Dipterid Records.

All downloads include a bonus 3 song digital demo that preceded these recordings.

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