Fuel on Fire

"The spare, elemental sound bolsters the album's testy paranoia and Extine's eloquent disaffection. His lyrics balance a gut-reaction disgust at the world with a precarious optimism. He's too outraged to stand idly by and watch the world destroy itself, but his anxieties prevent action. This insoluble conflict instills 'Fuel on Fire' with a prickly rage that makes those guitars sound even more menacing.”
- Pitchfork

The Old Haunts are an amazing swamp rock trio from Olympia, Washington, who draw on influences from early rock 'n' roll, country, garage, psychedelia, punk and blues. But this is no retro pastiche - this is 21st Century Rock 'n' Roll!

The Old Haunts formed in '01 and gained a reputation for their butt-kicking live shows. They signed to infamous US indie label Kill Rock Stars and released their first album, 'Fallow Field' in '05, to a warm welcome from indie rock fans across the US.

Their sophomore album, 'Fuel On Fire' features a solidified line up with the return of original drummer Curtis Phillips [Excuse 17, Reagan Years] to the ever-constant duo of Craig Extine [guitar, vocals] and Scott Seckington [bass, piano].

'Fuel On Fire' was recorded with the legendary producer/engineer Johnny Sangster [The Briefs, Mudhoney, The Makers, etc] at Avast! Studio in Seattle and as the title of the album suggests, these guys are not afraid to cause a bit of chaos!

They have received favourable comparisons to The Animals, Television, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, The Sonics, The Modern Lovers and more contemporary artist like The White Stripes, The Greenhornes and The Violent Femmes.

Licensed exclusively for Aus and NZ to Inertia's inhouse imprint Rogue Records, home of The Hold Steady, Cocorosie, Pinback, etc., this edition features a previously unreleased bonus track, a killer album session recording called "Over and Under".

"'Fuel on Fire' is less lo-fi and much tighter than 'Fallow Field'… and more consistent and listenable as an entire record.”
- Prefixmag

"The Old Haunts have a certain vibe about them: fierce, strong and solid. 'Fuel On Fire', the follow-up to last year's 'Fallow Field', is another notch in the belt for this Olympia, Washington band.”
- The Red Alert