HEADLINING by Humans Etcetera

This is the first ever Humans Etcetera full band LP!

It was the tail-end of March 2015, and I was searching for some commrades to venture out to Baltimore to see Deerhoof. It was on this trip that I was introduced to Takeru. He was an exchange student from Japan, and used to play bass in a couple bands in Tokyo. We talked a lot on the drive there and back, and decided we should jam sometime.

It wasn't until August, when I bumped into Alan (one of my recording tech classmates) at Dollar General while he was buying a gallon of ice cream, that the idea of doing a Humans Etcetera full band came to life. After one rehearsal, we were so stoked that we climbed up into the warehouse and started writing new songs.

On October 26th, we had our first show at 123 Pleasant Street with Twin Foxes and Darklands. It was such a blast, so we kept on practicing, playing out, and writing new songs until this album started to take shape. In April 2016, we recorded Headlining in the same warehouse in which we wrote it.

Afterwards, I shipped off to China to be an ESL teacher, Alan took a programming gig with FedEx in Pittsburgh, and Takeru finished his studies and returned to Tokyo. This album is our commemoration of the 7 months we were together.

Another thanks to all the bands and artists we were lucky enough to share the stage with: The Hurt Ensemble, Crunk Witch, The City and I, Moses Alley, Diarrhea Planet, Pocket Candies, Plattenbau, Rozwell Kid, False Pterodactyl, Bishops, Current State, Culture Thief, Worst Kept Secret, OrVille Rex, What's Missing, After Atlas, Noise, Wax Brain, Beast Friend, Clean Dirty Clean, and Holey Soles (to be exact). And thanks to all of our friends, fans, and family members who supported us, you know who you are, and you fucking rock!

Tracklist

1.	I Can't Be Left Alone	3:13

2.	Bastard	2:01

3.	Motionsick	5:06

4.	Breathe	3:21

5.	Free Parking	3:08

6.	Morganhole	3:44

7.	Cough	2:57

8.	Keep Quiet	3:48

9.	Vibraphone	3:51

10.	What I Need	4:45

11.	Laptop	5:09

Credits

released May 27, 2016

Christopher Henry - Guitars/Vocals
Takeru Abe - Bass
Alan Bentley - Drums

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