Tsunami is a fantastic rock band that was a staple of the Washington DC DIY scene in the ’90s. They released three studio albums before disbanding in 1998, and have had several short reunions since. Kathleen Hanna pays tribute to Tsunami in her new memoir, and bandleader Jenny Toomey has had a stellar career as an arts activist, founding the Future Of Music Coalition. Now Tsunami has received a full catalog reissue from Numero Group and has announced the release of a box set called Loud Is As.
Loud Is As, a five-LP set due out in November, compiles Tsunami’s studio albums: 1993’s Deep End, 1994’s The Heart’s Tremolo and 1997’s A Brilliant Mistake (the latter appearing on vinyl for the first time), plus a few demos and 7-inches. Besides the songs, the box set also includes photos from Tsunami’s heyday and other booklets, interviews with the band and essays by six “esteemed music writers.” (I’m not one of them, but I have a lot to say!)
Check out the hit song “Flameproof Suit” and see the Loud Is As tracklist below.
Tracklist
LP1 – Deep End
01 “In the name”
02 “Ghost”
03 “Slugger”
04 “Lucky”
05 “Water’s Edge”
06 “Genius Crack”
07 “460”
08 “Valentine”
09 “Skinny”
10. “Wax”
11. “Write a letter”
12 “Foolish as a fox”
LP2 – Tremolo of the Heart
01 “Say it loud.”
02 “Quiet Nova”
03 “Just like that”
04 “Fast food medicine”
05 “Kidding on the Square”
01 “Slow”
02 “Afraid of hanging around”
03 “Tremolo of the Heart”
04 “Elegant Bride”
05 “Intermittently”
LP3 – Great mistake
01 “The Old Gray Mare”
02 “The Great Pantomime”
03 “Double Shift”
04 “Enter Missguided”
05 “Workers are punished”
06 “Liar’s Dice (Flight of the Chickens)”
08 “The Match”
09 “Unbride”
10. “DMFH”
11 “David Foster Wallace”
12. Hockey
13. “PBS”
LP4 – World Tour and Other Destinations
01 “Fireproof suit”
02 “World Tour”
03 “Ski Trip”
04 “Kickball Babe”
05 “Candyman”
06 “Jonathan”
07 “Writing a letter”
08 “Breakdown”
09 “Genius Crack”
10. “Answer Man”
11 “What’s Left Behind”
12 “Punk is about embracing each other”
13. Crackers
14 “It was supposed to be Christmas.”
15. Roadhog
LP5 – World Tour and Other Destinations
01 “Gold Digger”
02 “Sometimes a Concept”
03 “Walking Tour”
04 “Courage”
05 “Beauty Part 2”
06 “Brick Bookstore”
07 “Not Alive”
08 “Kidding on the Square”
09 “Bossa Nova”
10. “Poodle”
11. “Old Town”
12. Newspaper
Loud Is As will be released by Numero Group on November 8th. Pre-order it here.