Art and Design by Eric Baskauskas
Band: Sludgeworth
Label: Red Scare Industries
Year: 2022
Just gonna steal this info from the Red Scare blurb cuz they say it better than I could:
Sludgeworth are Chicago punk pioneers from the 80’s that released a posthumous collection/discography album on Lookout Records back in the day—and it sold tens of thousands of copies, which was impressive for a defunct band. With members of Screeching Weasel, they had obvious leanings towards melodic punk, but they also had a quintessential Midwest sound mixed in with some post-punk. Think Naked Raygun and Fugazi. And now, for the first time ever, Red Scare brings you “Losers of the Year” on vinyl. Their first and only LP!
And my role here was one of more restoration and mimicry — more design-focused — than the creation of any original art: everything I did was an attempt to preserve the original spirit of the Lookout! CD, and in fact much of my work was based on scans of an original copy. Pretty fun.
Photos to come!
Available on vinyl and CD.