Warpin' It

Dude, I love Losin' It. That Danger Zone 7 inch from last year was great. I was thinking that this must have been in my Top 10 list from last year...when I checked, I was surprised to see that it didn't make the cut. I guess when Prisoner Abuse is listed as number 10, it is going to be tough cracking into the list.

When Life To Live did a second pressing, I was all over it.

125 pressed on red, 150 on yellow, and then 225 on blue.

Live To Live made these available back in March, but it has taken me a while to post them up here as the blue vinyl that I received was "slightly" warped. Damn, I've never seen a record in such bad shape.

I had emailed Dan at LTL and told him what happened, and he said that we could work out some kind of deal. It wasn't his fault, I guess. I felt bad asking him to replace a record that was probably damaged by the Post Office, so in the end I just ended up ordering myself a second copy...'cause you know, I have money to throw around like that.

Adding three new pieces of vinyl to the collection meant that it was time to get a family photo. Damn, I love how all the colored vinyl looks for these.

When placing my order, I checked around to see if there was anything else that I could add to my cart. The Provider 7 inch really grew on me since picking up the preorder last year, so I threw an orange vinyl copy into my cart. 150 pressed.

Losin' It In 2013

I loved the Danger Zone 7 inch that Losin' It released last year. Man, that record was a blast, and I listened to it a ton. Therefore, even though money was a bit tight at the end of 2012, I still couldn't resist jumping on the pre-order package deal from Life To Live.

My pre-order copy came with this weird "guy on a tricycle" insert...numbered 2 out of 5. I'm not sure what the purpose of this insert is. Strange.

The album itself is great, and is a nice extension of their first 7 inch, and still maintains that fun Lockin' Out/Mental vibe.

100 on pink/purple swirl. 50 of them numbered for pre-orders.

175 on pink.

As much as I like this record, I've got to say that the packaging on this sucks. The layout and design are cool, but a bi-fold cardstock cover is a cheap way of packaging an LP. If you are going to release a full length album, you've really got to use an LP jacket. This bi-fold sleeve really distracts from how good this is.

225 on blue.

Losin' It In The Danger Zone

Not every band can land on REACT!, Triple B, Back To Back, or even Six Feet Under Records. There are a bunch of great Straight Edge bands kickin' it right now that don't get the benefit of the hype that those bigger labels provide. Truth Inside, Caught In A Crowd, Enough, Step Aside and Written Off...now you can add Losin' It to the list of great new bands.

Life To Live Records aren't as big a label as some of the heavy hitters, but they have put out some quality records, and I sit up and pay attention when they announce pre-orders. After downloading a couple of demos from Losin' It, they instantly won me over with a sound that is reminiscent of the early Mental stuff. Download this shit from their bandcamp page and tell me that you aren't hooked.

Of course I didn't hesitate when Life To Live put up the Losin' It pre-orders, and I grabbed everything available, including the special pre-order cover that was limited to 75.

I love the look of the violet colored vinyl. Limited to 155 pressed.

125 on coke bottle clear vinyl.

155 on black.

Now don't be fooled by the goofy record cover with the alien Floorpunch dude, this is seriously good...I guess the laid back/goofy vibe kind of plays into the Mental influence as well. Lyrically, Losin' It are on their game here, and with a song against homophobia, these guys give you more than your standard Youth Crew anthems. Great stuff.