“We’re really into blurring that line between violence and beauty.” Yeah that sounds about right.
After their pals in No Age listed their single “Neon Jesus” among their top ten songs of 2008 on Stereogum, the buzz began. But Welchez insists he and Rowell didn’t court the attention. “We didn’t have a goal of being some fuckin’ hot ‘Internet sensation,’ ” he says. “That shit’s corny.” That’s why both worked day jobs (Rowell at a bakery, Welchez as a substitute teacher at a school for autistic children) while recording Summer of Hate, finishing their debut exactly to their specifications well before any label release was even considered. “Freedom is so important to us,” Welchez says. “We don’t want any fuckin’ chains.” – Spin
