DETAILS
TRACKS
Side A
- Teenage Angst at 27
- Jehu On A Rollercoaster
- Passing the Crown
- Autobarb
- Goddess (Pt. 4)
Side B
- Radio Agony
- Not A Jerk
- Equator
- Oscar Night
- Bus
RELEASE DATE
02/05/2021
• 1997 album remastered and available on vinyl and digital for the first time.
• Pressed on a limited edition of 300 clear vinyl LPs
Secret treasure of the vanguard queercore and riot grrrl era, Longstocking’s Once Upon a Time Called Now was both the odd duck out and, ironically, the recording with perhaps the boldest natural magnetism. Thanks to the confident, characterful immediacy of guitarist and lead vocalist Tamala Poljak’s pop songcraft and the band’s skilled yet quirky musicianship, it’s got a sound that leaps from the speakers to embrace listeners or shake them by the shoulders. Everyone from Donna Dresch to Vaginal Creme Davis to Phranc adored Longstocking. Today, with a vinyl release featuring new artwork by Portland painter Nathan Paul Rice, this ten-song collection is set to claim the broader, more diverse audience it deserves.
Recorded and mixed in five days for $2,000 on analog equipment, including a vintage Neve console beloved by The Cars, Once Upon a Time… balances dry comedic wit and a wildly enthusiastic spirit without hitting a bum note. It scarcely takes a second to catch breath between songs. Team Poljak benefits from the spiky angularity and skillfully synced surging energy of David Gomez’s bass, Sherri Solinger’s drums and Woody Stevenson’s guitar and backing vocals. As captain of the foursome, Poljak’s words and guitar are personalized and political, expressing queer love (“Goddess (Pt. 4)”; “Not a Jerk”) and loathing (“Autobarb”). Classic harmonies and nuanced countermelodies reign supreme as the album touches upon Catholic oppression (“Equator”), Hollywood conformity (“Oscar Nite”), and musical activism (“Radio Agony”). Poljak has a knack for shorthand touchstones: Shakespeare, Prince, Cyrano de Bergerac and Dracula trade love tips while Mozart, Beethoven, Tom Verlaine, Mario Lanza, Kate Pierson, Donna Summer and Angela Davis signal freedom.
Remastered for turntables in tandem with a collection of demos and singles, Longstocking’s debut LP is a record of 1997 with 2020 vision. In fact, the album’s title could not be more accurate: Once Upon a Time… is ready for right now.
EXPLORE
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Old Unconscious
The Circular Ruins
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Fruit Bats
Tripper (Deluxe Reissue)
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Eyelids
No Jigsaw
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Eyelids
A Colossal Waste Of Light
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Martha Scanlan & Jon Neufeld
Last Stars First Light
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Califone
villagers
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Jenny Conlee
Tides: Pieces For Accordion And Piano
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The Hackles
What a beautiful thing I have made
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No. 2
First Love
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José Medeles
Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems
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Eyelids
Everything That I See You See Better
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The Delines
The Sea Drift
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M. Ward
End of Amnesia
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Motrik
MØØN: The Cosmic Electrics of MØTRIK
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Infinite X's
Infinite X's
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Dave Depper
Europa
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Motrik
Artificial Head
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Slanted Floors
Pink Heaven
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No. 2
You Might Be Right
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John Cameron Mitchell & Eyelids
Turning Time Around EP
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Eyelids
Jay Gonzalez Sings Eyelids Sings Jay Gonzalez Sings Eyelids
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Team Dresch
Choices, Chances, Changes: Singles & Comptracks 1994-2000
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1939 Ensemble
New Cinema
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Motrik
Safety Copy
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The Builders And The Butchers
Dead Reckoning
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The Geraldine Fibbers
Lost Somewhere Between The Earth and My Home
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The Builders And The Butchers
Salvation Is A Deep Dark Well
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Hallelujah The Hills
Movement Scorekeepers EP
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Kind of Like Spitting
You Secretly Want Me Dead - RSD 2016
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Sin Ropas
Mirror Bride
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Slow Moses
Charity Binge
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Red Red Meat
Red Red Meat
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Red Red Meat
Jimmywine Majestic
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Red Red Meat
Bunny Gets Paid
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Hook & Anchor
Hook & Anchor
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Eyelids
854
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Red Red Meat
There's A Star Above The Manger Tonight
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Fruit Bats
Mouthfuls
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Pellet Gun
Great Divide
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Portland Cello Project
Homage
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Laura Gibson
La Grande
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Laura Gibson
La Grande (single)
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Dr. Frank
Andromeda Klein
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Johanna Samuels
Bystander
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Jon Brion
Meaningless
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Blue Cranes
My Only Secret
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Martha Scanlan & Jon Neufeld
Save It For Later
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Mikaela Davis & Circles Around The Sun
After Sunrise
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