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Sunday, December 7, 2025

The Essential Letdowns

Inferior Demise

(Self-issued)



Before the door closes behind them, The Essential Letdowns have torn into their set list and recorded longtime live favorites as a smirking fair-thee-well. "Hope ya enjoy it! Give it a chance, it's not so bad. You think you hate it now, wait 'til you hear it," read their recent Facebook missive.

Such dismal bannering is undue self-deprecation. Personnel changed through years (as is often true of volatile assemblages), but uproar remained constant. Raggedness endeared. The point was always the kicks inherent in assault - fuck niceties.

"Essentially letting society down since 2013." Again with the undue...

Recommended: "Shake and Die," "Rock'n'Roll Rascal," "Old Skool Ska," "Business in the Front - Party Rockin' in the Back," "Essentially Letdown"

Videos: "Shake and Die" (live)   "Old Skool Ska" (live)   "Business in the Front - Party Rockin' in the Back"


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