First Demo

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First Demo is a demo album from the post-hardcore band Fugazi to be released on November 18, 2014 through Dischord Records. It was recorded at Don Zientara's Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, VA and the Dischord House in 1988. It is the band's first studio release in over thirteen years, since the simultaneous release of The Argument and "Furniture".

Writing and recording

This album marks the first studio release of the song "Turn Off Your Guns", previously only available through the Fugazi Live Series.

Packaging

The album's cover is a photo of the band sitting at a piano, with Ian MacKaye looking into the camera.

Track listing

All songs written by Fugazi. (Lead vocals in parentheses).

1. "Waiting Room" – : (MacKaye)
2. "Merchandise" – : (MacKaye)
3. "Furniture" – : (MacKaye)
4. "Song #1" – : (MacKaye)
5. "The Word" – : (MacKaye)
6. "Bad Mouth" – : (MacKaye)
7. "Break-In" – : (Picciotto)
8. "Turn Off Your Guns" – : (MacKaye)
9. "And the Same" – : (MacKaye)
10. "In Defense of Humans" – : (MacKaye)
11. "Joe #1" – : (instrumental)

Personnel

• Ian MacKaye – vocals, guitar
• Guy Picciotto – vocals, guitar
• Joe Lally – bass
• Brendan Canty – drums

Production

• Produced, Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By Fugazi & Don Zientara