Founded in 2017, Mechanical Canine has taken on a variety of lineups as they’ve bounced around their hometown of Philadelphia, PA. For their second LP , Walls Covered In Mildew, Mechanical Canine has settled into a lineup that they can thrive in, firing off a gnarled up brew of psych, punk and power pop. Chippy synths and electronic drums set the tone for the uptempo indie punk of “Go Kick Rocks!” or the bodacious psych punk of “Chuzz-wuzzers”.
Thematically, Walls Covered in Mildew barrels past introspection into hypochondriac anxiety and morbid self-deprecation, all handled with a healthy degree of snark. The sneering delivery of tracks like “Fill Up Ur Cup” and “Boaking” cut the darkness with the levity of a B-movie horror that knows it’s a little camp. Mechanical Canine is not a silly band, but on Walls Covered in Mildew, they deliver their frantic, anxious emo with a devious smirk.
Track Listing:
1. Walls Covered in Mildew
2. Bonanza City, NM
3. Fill Up Ur Cup
4. Boaking
5. Twitch
6. Onion People
7. Interlude
8. Go Kick Rocks!
9. Let Me Be Clearp
10. Chuzz-wuzzers
11. Warm
Released:
9/23/2022
First Cassette Pressing: (9/23/22) ***OUT OF PRINT***
/100 Opaque Orange
First CD Pressing: (9/23/22)
/200 Jewel Case
First Vinyl Pressing: (1/16/23)
/300 Black
/107 Orange & Blue (Fire Hazard Records exclusive)
/107 Coke Bottle Clear (Indie record store exclusive)
/5 Test Pressing
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Second Cassette Pressing: (2/1/25)
/100 Opaque Blue