b'SINGLES & DEMOSTRACK BY TRACKJoe PerniceJimmy Coma & Monkey Suit Scuds, and I hounded Sub Pop to let me put out a sidea news story of a young man in New Hampshire who (Sub Pop 7-inch single, issued 1996) project 7-inch. They were cool with it.fixed a bunch of helium weather balloons to a lawn chair. Jimmy Coma and Monkey Suit were the first PerniceStephen from the Scud Mountain Boys plays bass onWhether or not the dude ended up in a coma, I cannot Brothers recordings to be released. The tracks werethe tracks. Garret Fontes (who played drums in Tomsay.recorded in March of 1997 at my brothers house inSheas other band Hoola-Popper and Peytons band Carlisle, Massachusetts. (In 2003, that house would burnNew Radiant Storm King) played drums. The Monkey Suit 7-inch might be my favorite of my to the ground in a fluke electrical fire. Another reason Irecords. It was Bobs idea to use his and my first never fiddle with electricity. No one was hurt, but of myWe did the basic recording for four songs, but finishedcommunion photos. He appears sweet and angelic. brothers lovely guitars and amps, only his fire-scarredonly two. The two abandoned songs were a first crackMy oldest sister had to wrestle me still on the steps of Tokai Strat survives. Plays great still. Its appeared on aat Square World and a since dried-up song called Mythe church just to get a photo. I think the implications number of recordings since.)Friends. I have zero recollection of that last song. Iare pretty clear.think we tracked the songs in a day. We did overdubs I wrote Monkey Suit for my brother. I always thoughtlater in Northampton. Again, on Thoms 1/2-inch TascamSquare World & In Plain Sighthe was a better musician than me and could have easilyeight-track recorder. Theres a clarinet sample Thom(Summershine 7-inch single, issued 1997)made records people might want to hear. But he hadpulled from a hopefully obscure recording. He dropped other plans. Very Mr. Know It All of me to think his lifethat into the song. Fit pretty good as I recall. My firstSquare World and In Plain Sight were both recorded path was not the one he wanted. The lyrics are not aexperience with sampling.around the same time. Jason Reynolds (who was work-flattering look at putting on a suit and going to work.ing at Sub Pop at the time) heard the tunes Id recorded But cut me some slack. It was the 1990s. Be that as itAs for writing Jimmy Coma, I dont remember too muchfor the Sub Pop Monkey Suit 7-inch, and he asked if may, I wrote the song for him in 1996 while I was still inexcept I had been listening to Lilys Better Cant Makewed do a 7-inch for his Summershine label. We were the Scud Mountain Boys. I knew the song wasnt for theYour Life Better LP at the time. And I know I had in mindway into it. I cant recall exactly when this was, but it was'