Years active 1998–present Past members Mark Telfian | Labels self-released Record label La Vida Es Un Mus Discos | |
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Associated acts Los Crudos, Devoid of Faith By The Throat[1] Website www.facebook.com/pages/Limp-Wrist/53115536388 Origin Albany, New York, United States (1998) Albums Thee Official Limp Wrist Discography, Limp Wrist, What's Up With the Kids Members Martin Sorrondeguy, Andrew Martini, Paul Henry, Scott Moore, Mark Telfian Genres Hardcore punk, Queercore, Powerviolence Similar Los Crudos, Riot/Clone, Lost Cherrees, Antischism, Battle of Disarm Profiles | ||
Limp wrist just like you
Limp Wrist is a United States punk rock band, who formed in 1998. Featuring members of Los Crudos, Hail Mary, Devoid of Faith, By The Throat, and Kill the Man Who Questions, the band plays short, fast hardcore music, and covers themes concerning the gay community in their live performances and lyrics. They identify as part of the "queercore" punk subculture: referring to their style of music, the band declared in Frontiers magazine, "We put the 'core' back in 'Queercore'".
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- Limp wrist just like you
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- Background
- Current members
- Former members
- Albums
- Singles
- Compilations
- Songs
- References
The singer, Martin, living in Chicago at the time and Mark, the original guitarist living in Albany, NY came up with the idea for the band. They then asked the bassist Andrew and original drummer Scott who were living in Philadelphia to join up for a first practice which was held in Philadelphia in late 1998. After a few jam-packed weekends of practice, a first gig was set up in Philadelphia at Stalag 13 on June 13, 1999. The members have never all lived in the same city and thus play infrequently, except for an occasional tour.
Limp wrist self titled 12
Background
Their first recording was the self-released demo Don't Knock It Till You Try It. This was followed by a single called "What’s Up With The Kids" and then the self-titled LP Limp Wrist. However, since band members lived in different states maintaining the group became difficult. After an interlude they resumed touring in 2004 and released a new CD, Complete Discography the same year. The song "Ode" from this recording pays tribute to pioneering gay hardcore musicians Gary Floyd of The Dicks, Randy Turner of Big Boys and Joshua Plague of Mukilteo Fairies and Behead the Prophet, No Lord Shall Live, providing a historical context for Limp Wrist.
The band’s best known song was "I Love Hardcore Boys, I Love Boys Hardcore", which received much attention from fans and press alike. Lead singer Martin Sorrondeguy appears in Queercore: A Punk-u-mentary by Scott Treleaven and addresses the issue implicit in these song titles.
In 2002, Maximum RockNRoll featured Martin Sorrondeguy in its "QueerPunk" issue, in discussion with Gary Fembot and Iraya Robles of Sta-Prest, and Aaron Detroit of The Little Deaths.
In 1999, Sorrondeguy released his own documentary film, Beyond The Screams: A U.S. Latino Hardcore Punk Documentary. He had begun the film while still a member of his former band Los Crudos.
In 2006, Limp Wrist released the split label 7", "Want Us Dead" on Cheap Art/Lengua Armada.
In 2009, the band also self-released a 7-song 12" record in the US. The European version of this release, by La Vida Es Un Mus Discos contains the "Want Us Dead" record on side B.
Current members
Former members
Albums
Singles
Compilations
Songs
I Love Hardcore Boys / I Love Boys HardcoreLimp Wrist · 2001
What's Up With the Kids2005
Does Your Daddy Know2005