About this episode

Brendan Canty discusses his musical journey and the new album by The Messthetics.

Brendan Canty is a musician, drummer, composer, producer and filmmaker. Brendan has played the bands Fugazi, Rites Of Spring, Happy Go Licky. Brendan currently plays in The Messthetics who recently released an album called Deface the Currency . Deface the Currency is the second collaboration between The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis. It captures the sound of what the forge of 150 shows in a year can do to a band. They have become a unit designed to destroy on stage. This record is expansive, ambitious, and spontaneous. Get the Vinyl with link below: https://store.ververecords.com/products/the-messthetics-james-brandon-lewis-deface-the-currency-milky-clear-lp?srsltid=AfmBOooC8C2oyn3IfvcVhF2qzPO4lKFhqlSbqU6aSsOZJdLTqeBBLoqg The Messthetics's Info: Bandcamp: deface-the-currency https://www.themessthetics.com/

People in this episode

Host: Zig at the gig

Guest: Brendan Canty

Topics covered

• music
• interviews
• drumming
• album release
• band dynamics

Keywords

• Brendan Canty
• Fugazi
• The Messthetics
• Deface the Currency
• James Brandon Lewis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fugazi, The Messthetics, Vevere Records

Books & works: Deface the Currency

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