Cub and The Potatomen - Split CDEP (1995)

Cub was an indie rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, which formed in 1992 and disbanded in 1997. They played a melodic, jangly form of pop punk which was dubbed "cuddlecore" by some music critics. Their song "New York City" was covered by They Might Be Giants on their album Factory Showroom, and their song "Little Star" was covered by Washington's Sicko on their album Laugh While You Can Monkey Boy. Original drummer Valeria Fellini was replaced by Lisa G. in 1994. Neko Case also played drums on some early recordings as well as on tour in later years (she sang live in front of an audience for the first time ever during a cub show in Ohio - the song was cub's "So Far Apart"). Years later she would go on to form her own all-female three piece Vancouver band, Maow.
Robynn Iwata co-formed I Am Spoonbender in 1997 in San Francisco. Lisa Marr and Lisa G. started another band (Buck) in 1998 once they moved to California from their native Vancouver.
It was the spring of 1992 and things were a lot quieter and simpler around the Lookout estate, which at the time consisted of my room. In those days Lookout was just Chris, Patrick, and myself, and things were still slow enough that there'd be days when there wasn't even that much to do and we'd sit around listening to records or talking. Hard to imagine now, but that's the way it was… In one of those moments of idle whimsy, someone made up the concept of The Potatomen, which would be an all-acoustic band that would play simple folk-type ditties and never play on a stage. The name came from the fact that we were all on tight budgets and as a result had acquired a fondness for cheap, nutritious foods like… potatoes. Most of the concepts that got kicked around the Lookout room vanished like soap bubbles landing on the radiator of reality, but for some reason I took that one seriously, and while I was away in England that spring, I wrote a bunch of songs, much to the surprise of the other soon-to-be Potatomen.

Tracklisting
1.The Day I Said Goodbye [Cub]
2.Exit [Cub]
3.Runaway [Cub]
4.The Beautiful & Damned [The Potatomen]
5.Arcata [The Potatomen]
6.Words of Love [The Potatomen] * Chuck Berry cover

**Lisa from Cub sang and played bass on all songs. Lisa G. played drums on 'Exit'' and ''The Day I Said Goodbye'', played guitar on ''Runaway'' and sang backups on all songs. Robynn played guitar and sang backups on ''Exit'' and ''The Day I Said Goodbye'', and played drums on ''Runaway''.
Recorded at Sonic Iguana Studio in Lafayette, IN. Produced by Mass Giorgini and Cub. Engineered by Mass Giorgini
**The Potatomen are:
Massimiliano Giorgini: bass, guitar
Adam LaBelle: vocals & backing vocals
Lawrence Hayes: vocals & guitar
Patrick Hynes: guitar
**Recorded and mixed in the Spring of 1995 at The Sonic Iguana Studios, Lafayette, Indiana. Engineered by Massimilano Giorgini. Produced by Massimiliano Giorgini & Patrick Hynes.



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