So Stressed

So Stressed is a noisy American rock and roll band from Sacramento, CA that uses synthesizer, drums, and guitar to make music. Currently, the band's line-up includes Morgan Fox and Kenneth Draper, while guest guitarists join them during live performances.[1] Their music is frequently highlighted for the loud, abrasive, anxious, and catchy nature of their songs.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

History

So Stressed started as a group of friends that played shows around Northern California as of 2009.[8] Draper stated in an interview with BL!SSS Magazine that the group's origins were in producing instrumental and improvisational music.[9] For several years, membership in the band included Andrew Garcia as guitarist.[8]

Their music is recorded with Patrick Hills at Earth Tone Records, also in Sacramento, CA.[10]

The band's first EP, Attracted to Open Mouths, was released by Music Ruins Lives.[8] While on Meredith Graves' record label, Honor Press, they released their first LPThe Unlawful Trade of Greco-Roman Art.[5][6][11] Current music is released on vinyl through LA-based label, Ghost Ramp.[9] They have toured with bands such as Wreck and Reference, Kino Kimino, and Wavves.

Band members

Current members
  • Morgan Fox, vocals and synthesizer

Past members
  • Andrew Garcia, guitar
  • Kenneth Hume Draper, drums and guitar

Discography

LPs
  • Pale Lemon (2018)
  • Please Let Me Know (2017)
  • The Unlawful Trade of Greco-Roman Art (2015)

EPs
  • PC Duster (2016)
  • Attracted to Open Mouths (2012)

Singles
  • The King's Wig (2017)
  • Hype Sticker (2016)
  • Merv King & the Phantoms (2015)

References
  1. "Artists". Greenbelt touring. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  2. "Where Will They Go From Here? • So Stressed Sounds Off on Their Explosive New Album | Submerge Magazine | Music + Art + Lifestyle". submergemag.com. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  3. "Stream So Stressed's Anxious, Captivating New Record, 'Please Let Me Know'". Noisey. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  4. "So Stressed announce new single, stream "Hype Sticker"". A.V. Club. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  5. "((So Stressed)) Band Profile and Upcoming Los Angeles Concerts". Oh My Rockness. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  6. 26, Alyssa Pereira|March; King, 2015|Comments Off on Sacramento’s So Stressed releases new video for “Merv; Phantoms”, The (2015-03-26). "So Stressed releases video for "Merv King & The Phantoms"". The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music. Retrieved 2017-07-22.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. "So Stressed's 'The King's Wig' Is Love At 100 MPH". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  8. ""Merv King & the Phantoms" by So Stressed Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  9. "BL!SSS Magazine | March 2017 | #115". issuu. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  10. "So Stressed". So Stressed. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  11. "Stream So Stressed's Post-Hardcore LP, 'The Unlawful Trade Of Greco-Roman Art' | SPIN". 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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