Gas Huffer “Janitors of Tomorrow”
Gas Huffer “Janitors of Tomorrow” 1991. Empty Records. Grungy, garagey punk blues via Seattle, Janitors of Tomorrow is Gas Huffer’s debut album. It punches hard with a mix of crazed psychobilly (like “Nisqually,” “Dangerous Drifter” and “Lizard Hunt”), 60′s/70′s era power pop (“Going to Las Vegas,” “Robert”) and head-banging garage punk (“Shoe Factory,” “All That Guff” and “Love Comes Creeping”).
For each of Gas Huffer’s albums (seven full-lengths; the band broke up in 2006), they included a comic book illustrating the lyrics but also fun stuff like mazes and cut-out masks of the band members. The comic books were drawn and written by the band: Matt Wright on vocals, Tom Price on guitar, Don Blackstone on bass and Joe Newton on drums who went on to become an art director for Rolling Stone magazine.
Daily (maybe) pulls from the vault: 33-1/3, 45, 78, old, older, classic, new, good, bad. Subjective. Autobiographical. Occasionally putting a record up for sale.