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 release of The Argument in October 2001. First Demo will be released on LP, CD and Digital Download.

Writing and recording

First Demo was recorded in January 1988 with the band having only performed 10 shows together. The album will feature the 10 tracks from the original demo tape including "In Defense of Humans", which was released on 1989's State of the Union compilation as well as an additional track from the session, "Turn Off Your Guns", a song previously never released in its studio form and 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" – 3:10 (MacKaye)
2. "Merchandise" – 3:07 (MacKaye)
3. "Furniture" – 4:07 (MacKaye)
4. "Song #1" – 3:00 (MacKaye)
5. "The Word" – 4:38 (MacKaye)
6. "Bad Mouth" – 2:54 (MacKaye)
7. "Break-In" – 1:36 (Picciotto)
8. "Turn Off Your Guns" – 3:43 (MacKaye)
9. "And the Same" – 5:08 (MacKaye)
10. "In Defense of Humans" – 2:47 (MacKaye)
11. "Joe #1" – 1:41 (instrumental)

Personnel

• Ian MacKaye – vocals, guitar
• Guy Picciotto – vocals (track 7)
• Joe Lally – bass
• Brendan Canty – drums

Production

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