I have made no secret of the fact that there's been an Optimus Rhyme-shaped hole in my heart ever since the band split last year. (Yes, Church, Optimus really broke up.) Thankfully, a recent missive from Mr. Cyberman has helped to abate the pain.You see, the debut album from Supercommuter, a new hybrid nerdcore/chiptune outfit featuring former Optimus frontman Wheelie along with Stenobot and Tron Jaun, is slated for release on August 25th. (Which falls dangerously close to the one-year anniversary of Optimus's farewell show.) And if you pre-order now you'll also get the digital version early!
Over the weekend, I was fortunate enough to score such a digital copy myself, and it's easily as excellent as I anticipated.
Skeptical fans are encouraged to check out both this week's Hiptrax podcast over at Wired and next week's edition of Radio Free Hipster for a pair of sample selections. But I'll warn you not to bother wearing socks, as they will just be rocked right the fuck off.
All 11 tracks of the self-titled Supercommuter are available for a mere $9.99 via the band's official merch stop. Shipping is 2 bucks for those of us in the States and $4.50 for fans in Canada and the UK.
There's also a listing at the same virtual storefront for a pretty swank t-shirt that's, sadly, not yet available. But hopefully we can demonstrate enough interest in the album to expedite its appearance as well.
In short, go over there and pre-order a copy. Maybe two. I mean, you're already in the market for a new favorite band, right?
8 comments:
I've bought mine and I love this album. I no longer have to go to myspace just to listen to the same 3 Supercommuter tracks on loop for hours on end.
Done and done! Thanks, Z! We were lamenting the break-up of PR at Nerdapalooza, and I was thrilled to hear Wheelie's still in action.
Well said, Torboxx. You can't put a price on freedom.
Hope you dig it, Snipe! Personally, I think Wheelie sounds as good as ever. Sure, I'm still adjusting to the idea of him rhyming alongside someone other than grimROCK/Powerthighs/Stumblebee, but the backing on Supercommuter is so tight and catchy that you can't help but be charmed.
I was wondering when this would finally drop... Thanks for the heads up Z.
This is fantastic, I was worried nothing was happening with Supercommuter. They've had the same 3 songs on their Myspace for quite some time. But just like Torboxx, I would visit the site almost daily just to listen to them.
Glad to do it, KS!
It was like I was telling MisterB, Justin; I think that had more to do with the death of MySpace than with the death of the project. ;)
Yes, yes and more yes. Was also shimmying over to MySpace like the good folks above.
So apparently the only reason anyone has been using MySpace over the last 6 months was to listen to Supercommuter, huh, Clockwork? ;)
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