LP3.14 by Nero

Nero were a band formed in Louisville, KY by four teenagers who were collectively obsessed with incorporating the sounds and ideas of local legends like Slint, Rodan, and Crain into the burgeoning post-hardcore scene of Washington, DC that included Fugazi, Hoover, and Pitchblende. From 1994 to 1997, they played countless shows in and around Louisville, and recorded three separate times in Louisville and DC – sessions that would yield only two singles, a compilation appearance, and one full-length (a curious concept album dedicated to Frank Herbert’s Dune). More than a half-dozen songs would never see the light of day – including most of their recording session with The Warmers’ Juan Carrera at the famed Pirate House in DC. LP3.14 collects all of those recordings for the first time ever. J. Robbins (Jawbox, Burning Airlines) newly mixed the Pirate House session in 2021, and Dan Coutant mastered the whole collection, elevating the impact of these largely lost works to a level deserving of deep discovery.