The Privates "We Are Really Rocking Now, Haven't We?" (RSD Essential)
FORMAT | LP
First time on vinyl. Contains 12 classics and 2 fiery hot new tracks!
For their seven years together, the Nashville indie rock outfit was a favorite of resident record geeks and the local press, who dubbed them “fiercely catchy, smartly arty and bursting with ambition” and among the era’s “top three bands to arise out of Nashville.” Unfortunately, Nashville was as far as the band ever staked a claim. In fact, they never played a show outside of their home state. On stage and on record, the band quickly won hearts and minds with controlled blasts of choppy post-punk rhythms, yearning melodies and general six-string chaos.
From 2004 to 2009, The Privates released two albums and two 5-song EPs, and quietly played their final regular show in 2010. Aside from a one-off reunion in 2013, the members haven’t performed, written or recorded together since. UNTIL NOW! The Privates have reunited to write and record two brand-new songs, “Don’t Take It Out On Me” and “Old Times.”
They will bookend the band’s first-ever vinyl release, a best-of collection entitled We Are Really Rocking Now, Haven’t We?, which will be released on YK Records. The 14-track set also features remastered selections from the band’s entire discography, including “Heart’s Got a Hole,” “Pocari Sweat” and “You Never Take Me Dancing,” and features a gatefold sleeve with photos and artifacts from their original run.
