@imarobotofficial ’s long hidden album, Search and Destroy, is out today on
@communitymusic ! Available to stream and on limited edition first 180g, translucent yellow, eco pressing courtesy of
@goodneighboreco .
Watch the new animated music video for Search and Destroy directed by
@riffer_madness_jay
Formed in the late 90s - before his worldwide recognition in
@esmzeros - lead singer Alex Ebert (
@alex_ebert ) along with guitarist Tim Anderson (
@integratrim ), bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen (
@justinmeldaljohnsen ), multi-instrumentalist Filip Nikolic (
@turbotito ), multi-instrumentalist Oliver Goldstein(
@oligee1 ), and drummers Joey Waronker (
@joeywaronker ) and Scott Devours (
@scottdevours ) forged Ima Robot within the contradiction of anarchy and intimacy. Originally recorded in the mid-2000s, Search and Destroy was an imprint of the Los Angeles underground: raw, urgent, and restless. For decades, the LP had existed only in fragments through shaky live clips, word of mouth, digital chatter, and memory. Originally unused demos for a later project, Search and Destroy was released on CD only in vanishingly small numbers by their friend Anne Lee Huffman’s DIY label Princehouse Records and was sold at a single show in 2003, against the wishes of their then label.
Tracklist:
Search and Destroy
Tumbling Down
Sing Boy
Better Than Knife
Hello I Love You
Ima Alien
Paint the Town Red
Winter Fling
Time Is The Cure