Counterfit - From Finish To Starting Line - LP | STORM081

If you ask me the early 2000's began a really challenging moment for good, tricky, angular emo bands of a certain ilk.

The marketing machine was beginning to be dominated by bad haircuts and bright colors. Rags like Alternative Press determined what was cool. The bands that ultimately stood the test of time weren't getting the shine that they deserved in the moment. A few gems were almost lost, known and appreciated by small and loyal fanbases and relegated to boxes of old CDs in a closet. 

Counterfit is a band that tells that story. A genuinely fuckin' cool band who didn't quite fit in with the 90's emo nostalgia world and wasn't quite shiny and glossy enough for the AP emo world that was beginning to see success. At the time the bands I played in all felt a closer kinship to what Counterfit was - A nod to a San Diego sound spearheaded by the likes of No Knife and Drive Like Jehu with a modern Northeast touch of contemporaries like Taking Back Sunday, Finch or Hot Rod Circuit.

From Finish To Starting Line was their often overlooked initial EP effort - Five powerhouse songs originally released on CD by Negative Progression in 2001. This EP laid the groundwork for their eventual LP a couple years later where the vision was eventually fully realized. That said, if you're a fan of the band, you know this EP is THE ONE.

Here we are almost 25 years later and able to bring this EP back to life. Given a brand new layout using assets from the original CDEP and remixed, remastered and resequenced for vinyl.

It sounds better than ever. Like substantially. Any of the dated overly glossy mix techniques of 2001 have been reworked to give this record a natural feel and excitement that reinforces that these songs could have been recorded yesterday and still kick fuckin' ass. 45RPM for optimal sound quality pressed on high quality THICK 160g vinyl

We have printed a limited run of these records and will not be repressing them. Following our January Patreon we do not have many left. If you're a fan know that this EP has finally been given the treatment it deserves. You will adore how this came out.

TRACKLIST
A1. From Finish To Starting Line
A2. Shatterproof
A3. Treating It As Such
B1. New Year
B2. Further On

PRESSING INFORMATION
20: TEST PRESSINGS
201: SMOKE
210: COKE BOTTLE CLEAR