Pieces II by Vista Blue

In 2019, we released Pieces, a digital collection of demos and other tracks that hadn't been released here on our bandcamp. This is a similar collection from the last three years, with many of these tracks coming from our recent collaborations with podcasts, along with songs we've done for various comps and other releases.

1. Snow Plow Show Theme Song (extended)

Last year we ran a kickstarter to release a 7-inch featuring songs that have been recorded for the Snow Plow Show prank call podcast, including two of our tracks. This is the extended version of one of the tracks we recorded for the show/record. The vinyl can be found at the Radiant Radish storenvy.

2. I Keep Hitting on Girls (They Just Keep on Hitting Me)

This was released in May 2019 by Something To Do Records for the "Something To Do Music for Something To Do People" singles series. It's a song I originally wrote in 2006 for The Robinsons, and we'd planned to record it with the Loblaws for our Mutant Pop full length that never happened. Mark helped me rewrite some lyrics for this version. The Something To Do series was released on 12-inch vinyl in 2020 (red/yellow/green), and it features tracks by Parasite Diet, Neon Bone, The Lemonaids, and a bunch more. The vinyl is available through Something To Do Records.

3. When I Think of You

This appeared on the Punk Rock 101 comp released on CD by Gutter Pop, Council Pop, and Insipid Records in 2021. It features 101 (!!) bands playing (approximately) 30-second songs. Bands include Radio Buzzkills, Parasite Diet, The Jasons, Lesser Creatures, Loverhearts, and 95 more. The CD is sold out, but the digital version is here: https://insipidrecords.bandcamp.com/album/punk-rock-101

4. Tachyons (instrumental)

We recorded this earlier this year for our collaboration with Another Prank Call Show. The album features songs we've written for the show, along with Vista Blue-related prank calls that King Richard has made on the show. On the album, this track includes clips from one of King Richard's calls played over our music. On this version, the clips have been edited out, so it's just the instrumental track that we wrote. The album can be found here: https://radiantradish.bandcamp.com/album/vista-blue-loves-another-prank-call-show

5. We're Gonna Sumo

One of our kickstarter reward levels allows backers to choose any theme for a Vista Blue EP. Matthew H. (who once had us write an EP of songs about wrestler Colt Cabana) really pushed us this time, choosing sumo wrestling as a theme, and this is one of the tracks. We sent a bunch of CD copies of the EP over to the Punker Than Me distro in Japan, and the 2021 digital release on Ramonescore Radio Records can be found here: https://ramonescoreradiorecords.bandcamp.com/album/vista-blue-sumo-songs-rcrr-005

6. Hanging With Nik Caesar

Our friend Nik Caesar is a great artist, and you've probably noticed that he's contributed to a bunch of our recent releases. We recorded this theme song for his youtube/twitch stream that he does on Sundays, where he draws pictures and screens horror movies.

7. I Met Her at a Blockbuster

This is a song I originally wrote for The Robinsons in 2013. Our version was recorded for this 2020 Ramonescore Radio Records comp: https://ramonescoreradiorecords.bandcamp.com/album/ramonescore-radio-presents-the-compilation-rcrr-c001

8. For Fork's Sake Theme Song

This is a theme song we recorded in 2021 for our friends' Twilight podcast.

9. Beverly

We recorded this one for the Snow Plow Show earlier this year.

10. Curling All Around the USA (acoustic)

We wrote this song for the split 7-inch we did with the Zambonis for the Winter Olympics in 2018. This year, the tracks were released on CD for the 2022 Olympics, and we recorded this acoustic version for the CD.

11. Three Chord City (Live at Ardent Studio)

We got to record our Hit the Floor 7-inch at Ardent Studio in Memphis. We did all the instruments there at the studio in one day in June 2019, and then we recorded the vocals later at home. This is a live take of our "Three Chord City" cover (originally by The Cold) from the studio that day, using my scratch vocals that I sang live.

12. Away in a Manger

We recorded this for the Gutter Pop Christmas Carol vinyl comp, which was released in 2020 and includes bands like the Radio Buzzkills, the Vindictives, Pavid Vermin, and more. You can find it here: https://insipidrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-gutter-pop-christmas-carol

Vista Blue is a rock band based in Nashville. They write songs about baseball, movies, books, holidays, seasons, and curling. Influences include: Beatles, Beach Boys, Ramones, Fountains of Wayne, Weezer, MTX, Queers, Apples, etc.