Sam Coomes is a singer, songwriter and multi- instrumentalist from Portland, Oregon. He is a founding member of Quasi along with Janet Weiss and has recorded and toured extensively with the likes of Elliott Smith,  Built To Spill, Heatmiser, The Go Betweens and John Spencer and the Hit Makers.  Ten years after their last record,  Quasi is releasing their tenth record, Breaking the Balls Of History (Sub Pop Records)  on February 10th, 2023.  In this episode, Joe and Sam discuss the motivation, process and circumstances behind the new release.  Sam tells us how this record is different from past Quasi records, why being in "touring shape" was so important to the recording and shares his thoughts on Janets insistence on adding a chorus to lead single, Doomscrollers.  Joe reminisces on the their days touring together,  they touch upon their shared affinity for British punkers Subhumans and we hear a couple tunes from Breaking The Balls Of History.

https://theequasi.bandcamp.com/album/breaking-the-balls-of-history

https://www.subpop.com/artists/quasi

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