"Man, Old Shep was just a SIEVE!"

NOW ON VINYL!

PROBLEM ATTIC made GOLDMINE magazine's "Best of 2023 list !"

We've been writing new songs, and we got an opportunity to do some recording with the legendary Mr. Jack Endino in January 2023. We thought we'd better do some of our own recording to get ready. So we convened in James' attic, where we could record the drums in a separate room from the rest of us. By the time we'd mixed it and turned it over to master Steve Turnidge for masterful mastering, it sounded so good that we decided to release it asap.

Meanwhile, we thought we'd put it out on a USB drive. And we made it into a USB drive SLAP BRACELET / FAUX HOSPITAL BRACELET LIMITED EDITION!

Pick it up at our upcoming shows...

Tracks available here on BandCamp.

Reviewed in MaximumRnR

STUDENT NURSE delivers some great care with this art-rock-gone-interstellar LP. Resurrecting after a 38-year break, this Seattle-based band dropped an album most likely recorded in an alien spaceship, though they don’t steal cows, just emit strange tunes. Problem Attic is filled with sci-fi atmospheric guitar, going on long tangents alongside eccentric upbeat drums. “Cash Machine” and “Garbage” offer great bass lines and jumpy energy. It seems the band is partial to having an ’80s undertone to the album sound, “Discover Your Feet” holds the same shrill vintage sound reminiscent of BLONDIE. While I am not partial to the reverberated oddball vocal style, there is a unique harmony to the band which works well to dance between quick bursts of punk intention to laid-back songs. Working with fun synthesized effects and cute lyrics, this LP is worth its salt, yet not something I would put on repeat.

Reviewer Fiona Rae

Label Wacky Dog

Issue MRR #501 • February 2025