Loser Demon and the strident guitar screams / sideways 90's American punk fry of "Rewinder"

 

"faded painted word / fated to be burned / misery is empathy / for what was never learned..."

The strident guitar screams / sideways 90's American punk fry of "Rewinder" by Riverside California's Loser Demon hits sweet spots and thoughts of blissfully scuffed up Vans on even more scuffed up skateboards, at least in my dreams. I am thoroughly engaged in the sound these guys cook up but then I have always been the sentimental type for this particular sound. The garage rock aesthetic that feels especially mid to late aughts, conjures up loft shows and festivals in all parts of LA and Pomona and the OC too. Loser Demon's sound feels stylistically adjacent to bands like Dinosaur Jr, Built to Spill, Archers of Loaf and bassist Keith's vocal countenance feels like a vulnerable cross cut of cooly droll and raw intensive American punk like an amalgam of Stephen Malkmus and Eric Bachmann (or thereabouts). 

"faded painted word

fated to be burned
misery is empathy
for what was never learned

has it been a year?
has it ever, dear
company makes sense to me
until they all appear

play it back
just like that
rewinder, reality blinder
gotta take me back

offering of sound
tuned up and turned down
double-blessing, silent guessing
kick it off the ground

further down the road
still a ways to go
might as well catch as much hell
as the devil has to throw

play it back
just like that
rewinder, reality blinder
gotta take me back"

"Rewinder" exists on Loser Demon's "EP2" which you can check out on their Bandcamp.

credits
released September 30, 2025

recorded at the stu in january 2025

mixed by keith
mastered by josh bonati at bonati mastering nyc
additional mastering by christopher colbert at national freedom studio

all songs written by keith

loser demon is:

keith = vox/bass
zach = guitar
kyle = guitar
dan = drums




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THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1czfkK3HZtDrEtD5OnAYd4

https://soundcloud.com/loserdemon

https://www.youtube.com/@LoserDemon

https://loserdemon.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/loserrrdemon/

https://loserdemon.com/


LD is indie/garage rock from Riverside CA

Loser Demon, Riverside California, indie rock, alt rock, post punk, American punk, 90's music, 2000's music, garage rock, new EP "EP2", single "Rewinder",  national freedom studio,