Mystic 100's

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Mystic 100's
Also known asMilk Music
Origin Olympia, Washington, U.S. [1]
Genres
Years active2008 (2008)–present
Labels
Members
  • Alex Coxen
  • Joe Rutter
  • Dave Harris
  • Abby Dahlquist
  • Travis Coster
  • Charles Waring
Website milkmusic.us

Mystic 100's, formerly known as Milk Music, [4] is an American rock band from Olympia, Washington. [1]

Contents

History

The band's first release was a self-titled demo tape, of which only 300 copies were made. The cassette was released independently in 2009. [5] These were followed by 2010's Beyond Living EP, which was released independently and in part through Perennial Records; 2011's Violence Now split-single, released on flexi-disc by Perennial, featuring "White Light" by Carrie Keith (of Gun Outfit) as the b-side; and the Almost Live cassette tape, featuring a performance on Brian Turner's WFMU radio show, released independently in 2012. [6] [7] The band's first full-length LP, Cruise Your Illusion , was released on April 2, 2013. [6] [8] [9] [10] Four years later, on March 15, 2017, the long-awaited second full-length LP, Mystic 100's, was officially released on Dom America.

In the spring of 2013, the band toured South America with Merchandise and Destruction Unit. [11] The band also performed in Pitchfork Music Festival and Primavera Sound festival in 2012. [12] [13]

In 2023, the band announced they had changed their name to Mystic 100's, after their 2017 album of the same name. They also announced a new album, titled On a Micro Diet, which was released on March 31, 2023, on the label Listening House. [4]

Musical style

The band's music is often compared to Hüsker Dü, Meat Puppets, and The Wipers, all of which they are influenced by. [1] [14] The band's other influences include Black Flag, Neil Young, Sonic Youth, The Velvet Underground, The Rolling Stones, The Gun Club, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Townes Van Zandt and Jimi Hendrix. [1] [14] The band's music is characterized by its fuzzy and melodic guitars, and lo-fi aesthetics, which can be likened to late-60's acid rock, 70's punk and hard rock, and 80's SST Records releases. [1] [14] The band has also occasionally been labeled as "grunge", [7] a label which the frontman Alex Coxen adamantly dismisses. [1]

Discography

Studio albums
EPs and singles
Demos
Live albums

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