Rubber Band Gun

RBG EN PASSANT - THE CHESS ALBUM out now only on bandcamp These songs were improvised and recorded in one short weekend Tracked the old ass way, only multitrack tape No plugins, only stereo mixes into the computer Album Art by @colink.modesign and myself back cover by @jakeelijah

RBG EN PASSANT is streaming everywhere today ♟️ This album came about when @kylermccainn asked to come to HNJ for 3 days and record a short documentary about my recording process. I said yea let me make you an album on the spot and we can see if anything cool happens. I did no prep work, no pre-writing sessions, I wanted the camera and the tape to roll, and whatever happens, happens. That’s this album. All multitrack tape, no computer trickery, just real instruments and first take ideas. It ended up being one of my favorite RBG albums I made in 2025 and it pretty accurately represents the musical philosophies I try to live by. Good things happen when you’re too busy making to worry or overthink. To watch the documentary SPITFIRE check the link in my bio First pic by @betseycarroll Album art by @colink.modesign and @jakeelijah

RECORD DEAL WITH GOD - 9/19 cover by @weopen 14 songs 🪱R🪱B🪱G🪱

“By the time the instrumental arrives, it’s a welcome respite from the mind of someone who’s got a lot going on, like taking a rest on a busy highway. It makes us feel safe in Brian Wilson’s hands.” Link in bio to read Kevin Basko on “Pet Sounds,” the newest entry in our ongoing Pet Sounds Project. 📝: @kbasko 📸: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images #TheBeachBoys #PetSounds

“King of The Night” by Rubber Band Gun (@kbasko ) is featured in Episode #415 of Will Trent on ABC/Hulu. Art - @heymickeee

FRODOBOY is out, dang it rang it play it RBG IS ALWAYS🖖🏽🖖🏽 Pics and vox by @emilystarmoles

Thank you for listening to Highway To Hell Come see the album release show in New York May 7th at Nightclub 101 Come to the Historic New Jersey Revue in Philly May 24th at Johnny Brenda’s :)

Ever since Emily Moales embraced home recording in her teenage bedroom, she’s been attracted to new extremes of sound, process, and theme. In doing so, the musician has built her art-pop project Star Moles into an indie institution of cerebral and incandescent songwriting. On her latest album, we get a peek into Moales’ life and the thought experiments that preoccupy her. As she announced in an album foreword (“Gone are the albums of knights and dragons...”), ‘Highway To Hell’ is a substantial pivot for a multi-instrumentalist whose songs tended to emerge from the interplay of folk epics and fairy tales. It’s the statement of an artist who’d tried everything and was itching to make music free of gimmicks but loaded with charm. “The simpler arrangements are why this feels so much different from past albums,” she tells Stereogum. “I didn’t feel the need to fill every space, and I realized that the space makes you pay attention to what’s happening.” Moales recorded ‘Highway To Hell’ with Rubber Band Gun’s equally prolific Kevin Basko in their home studio, Historic New Jersey. Her folksy, psychedelic whimsy shines through on a suite of ten songs addressing the Philly life with which she’s fallen in love, as well as the global polycrisis that tempers her joy. We talked to Emily Moales about this thrilling LP, her approach to songwriting, and what she learned by listening to Kate Bush. Hear ‘Highway To Hell’ and check out the Q&A at stereogum.com. [📷: @betseycarroll , 📝: @gianteaglefuelperks ] #StarMoles #HistoricNewJersey #KateBush #KevinBasko

ONE BIG NIGHT. ONE BIG BAND. TWO LONG SETS. May 24th, the HNJ players will perform each other’s songs as one band. The night will feature music from across the catalogs of all 3 groups, played in 2 long sets with a brief intermission. Tickets will be 10$ 🎫 link in my bio We sincerely hope you will attend this Historic night🍒 Poster made by the one and only @sandw1tchshop 🌸

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back on my dragon ball sht “highway to hell” is streaming everywhere everyday

“Highway To Hell” the new album by Star Moles is out now / listen to it any and everywhere double hockeysticks style recorded by Kevin Basko and Emily Moales at Historic New Jersey in Philadelphia PA many thanks to Jem Seidel and Sam Sullivan who played on this record many additional thanks to Betsey Carroll, Matthew Reed, Louise Sullivan, Ty Maxwell, and Trent Reeder