According to Fat Wreck Chords, Night Birds will be releasing Who Killed Mike Hunchback? October 7, 2016, which will be the label’s second installment of their Original Demo Series — the first being NOFX’s Sid & Nancy 7-inch, which was released earlier this year. Who Killed Mike Hunchback? features six demo songs from the band with their original guitarist Mike Hunchback. The release will have a one-time vinyl pressing of 1,500 copies. You can find more information about it here and you can see what lead singer Brian Gorsegner had to about the it and the track listing below.
Mike Hunchback was Night Birds’ guitarist when the band started, before PJ Russo took over. Our parting of ways was very amicable and we remain close pals. Mike continues to reside in Brooklyn, NY, runs a rad record shop, and plays in a band called Screeching Weasel. These are some demos we recorded in preparation for some of our early records. Two of these tracks are especially interesting, in my opinion, because they contain Mike playing everything and even singing on a pair of tunes he had written for the band. Reminds me a bit of the first Misfits single, Cough/Cool, which I think is what led to us “borrowing” the entire layout to the classic Glenn Danzig Who Killed Marilyn? EP. Good thing this is a limited run, because I think the inevitable cease and desist would have led to making it pretty limited anyway. I suggest buying these things up quickly before Glenn has ‘em melted down and Fat Wreck is forced to have a pair of pants made out of them.
Track Listing:
1: Demon Haunted World
2: One Eye
3: Oblivious
4: Born of Man and Woman
5: Thrilling Murder
6: Day After Trinity
