Briefs, The

Briefs, The

Hospital Elevator

Tko

***The BRIEFS have spent the past 25 years plying uber-infectious punk that exists in a nebulous space between the West Coast and the West End; equal parts Thrasher and Sniffin’ Glue. The result is a sizable catalog of potent tunes that supersede regional or temporal trends. Seemly immune to the ravages of time, Hospital Elevator finds the BRIEFS as fresh and energetic as when these bleach blonde agitators originally burst onto the scene back in 1999.Hospital Elevator is the band’s second 7” in a matter of months, following up the High Society single, released at the end of 2024. Besides being a ripper in its own right, Hospital Elevator also the latest entry in a period of renewed activity for the BRIEFS. Since 2018, the band has released four singles and an LP, marking their most creatively productive stretch since the early aughts.Hospital Elevator returns legendary Seattle producer/musician Kurt Bloch to the producer’s chair for the first time since their collaboration on the 2001 Sub Pop single C’mon Squash Me Like A Bug. The end product is a razor sharp two-song single that delivers a satisfying three minute burst of the BRIEFS signature snotty Punk Rock.

Briefs, The

Singles Only Deluxe

Strange Club

***"The Briefs' Singles Only Deluxe LP contains their out of print singles on one 12" platter. Recut and remastered this for their 25th Anniversary, the record also includes a Flexi 7-inch with two super rare and unreleased tracks from the vault, a 16"x20" two-sided poster and sticker. Limited edition of 500 copies on colored vinyl.

Briefs, The

High Society

Tko

***Punk rockers don't age, they just get weirder, baby. Twenty-five years have zipped by since their explosive debut the BRIEFS are celebrating their quarter-century anniversary as frantic, energetic, and snotty as ever. The iconic bleach blonde brutes are riding high on this milestone, fresh off a successful summer 2024 European tour and gearing up for a US West Coast tour this fall. Re-energized and ready to make noise, the Briefs stormed Berlin's Smail Shock Studio over the summer, emerging with the scorching new 7" record: "High Society b/w You Move Me" primed for a November 2024 release. Sewing together a tattered tapestry of 70s-style punk—with a nod toward Dangerhouse Records, DEVO, Thrasher Magazine, and ABBA—the band's infectious songwriting style remains as sticky as industrial hold hairspray. For this unstoppable force, the radiation is still in the water and—good news for our species—their PUNK ROCK mutations are alive and kicking. After 25 years, the Briefs are still weird, still wired.

Briefs, The

Poor And Weird

Tko

***TKO is proud to present the 25th Anniversary Edition of the BRIEFS' "Poor And Weird" single. For the first time since 1999, the band's self-released blazing debut single is available again on its original format. So grab some peroxide and your shittiest pawnshop guitar, don your wackiest thrift store shades and get ready to mutate—THE BRIEFS ARE BACK! Pressed on pink vinyl.