The Spindle: Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, The Natural Finger
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Originally situated in Iowa, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 established themselves in the Bay Area in the late '80s. Clattery, complex, and super musical, TFUL282 combined tight songcraft with rough edges, pulling from spaghetti western tropes, absurdist poetry, and spiraled noise rock to create a singular body of work. On this episode, Marc and John drop the needle on The Natural Finger, the band's 1990 7" EP and sort out what makes it tick in its unique fashion.
About The Spindle: The 7-inch record isn’t just a format—it’s an art form. On each episode of The Spindle podcast, music writer Marc Masters (Pitchfork, The Wire, Bandcamp) and music historian (and music maker) John Howard dive into a great 7-inch, dissecting its background, impact, and the reasons why it stands out as a small plastic piece of music history.
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