# QUIZ SHOW Announces Electrifying Debut LP To Drop On March 17

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/quiz-show-announces-electrifying-debut-lp-to-drop-on-march-17/
- Published: 2023-02-07T15:00:42-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **Shudder To Think members herald new ‘Quiz Show’ LP, share first two tracks ‘What If?’ and ‘Dime A Dozen’**

#### **LP to be released March 17; Order 󠀁[Here](https://quizshow.bandcamp.com/album/quiz-show)󠁿**

American indie rock trio [**Quiz Show**](https://www.facebook.com/quizshowbandnj)
has announced that, in March, they will release their [**eponymous debut album**](https://quizshow.bandcamp.com/),
which sees two alt-rock / hardcore music legends return to the mic with new electrifying
output after quarter of a century on hiatus. Ahead of this album, which will be 
released via Montclair, NJ-based [**Magic Door Record Label**](https://www.facebook.com/magicdoorrecordlabel),
the band are previewing the tracks **[‘Dime A Dozen’](https://quizshow.bandcamp.com/track/dime-a-dozen)**
and[** ‘What If?’**](https://quizshow.bandcamp.com/track/what-if).

![Quiz Show](https://i0.wp.com/redirect.haulix.com/rsWBCxXgG1cOVtf59BGorTAcUns-yEEJne_Gt_80xWU%
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Today the trio is made up of **Chris Matthews** (founding member of legendary DC
alternative rock band [**Shudder To Think**](https://open.spotify.com/artist/3PP5Hnii2zI9Ufm7jFkers))
and his powerful rhythm section, bassist **Jesse Krakow** and drummer **Joe Billy**.
But Quiz Show is not just any band – it’s a continuation. After picking up his guitar
and again writing songs, Matthews formed Quiz Show with former Shudder To Think 
drummer **Kevin March (Guided By Voices, The Dambuilders)**.

The ‘Quiz Show’ LP brings together the singles the band recorded with award-winning
producer [**Ray Ketchem**](https://soundbetter.com/profiles/232601-ray-ketchem)**(
Guided By Voices, Luna, Versus, [Elk City](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2022/11/elk-city-presents-endearing-apology-song-from-above-the-water-lp/),
[Gramercy Arms](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2023/01/nycs-gramercy-arms-releases-tricky-love-stuff-2nd-single-from-star-studded-deleted-scene-lp/))**
between 2017 and 2020 at his [**Magic Door Recording Studio**](https://www.magicdoorrecording.com/)
in Montclair, NJ. Ketchem also re-mastered these tracks for this release. Interesting
fact: through this process, Matthews discovered that he enjoys singing as much as
playing guitar.

When Matthews and March learned that they both lived in Montclair, they joined bassist**
Frank Gibbons** and headed to Ray Ketchem’s studio. In 2021, Quiz Show added another
Shudder To Think member when **Jesse Krakow **replaced Gibbons. While drummer **
Joe Billy** also relieved March of drumming duties, March’s contribution features
throughout this album.

With Ketchem on board, Quiz Show released a string of singles – songs of protest,
friendship and frustration – to a growing number of listeners. Tapping the energy
of punk rock with its loud guitars and driving rhythms, the vocals strive to capture
the emotional fervour of punky garage rock. Pushing boundaries with rhythms, arrangements,
chord structures and vocals that expand from straight-ahead power to music, they
weave together different influences, including classic rock, prog and alternative,
to create complex and beautiful in unexpected ways.

![](https://i0.wp.com/redirect.haulix.com/b4ITLxiI_Gc-iBez-X5rog82iO4gANBDhZ-SadZHpkY%
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“This is our first album! Quiz Show has been making music since 2017 and put out
most of the songs on this release as singles between 2017 and 2020. We are releasing
them now after remixing and remastering all of the songs to freshen them up and 
so they can document the origin story of Quiz Show in a single package. This release
also brings these songs under the amazing umbrella of the Magic Door record label,”
says **Chris Matthews**.

“Quiz Show songs come together when ideas voiced through the guitars are set to 
rhythms constructed on the bass and drums. Lyrics come after the melodies, which
themselves often emerge while Chris is driving around. These songs were created 
in the in-between spaces of complicated lives. We cherish this work and the feelings
it describes.”

‘Dime A Dozen’ and ‘What If?’ are now available via [**Bandcamp**](https://quizshow.bandcamp.com/music),
where the full ‘Quiz Show’ LP (out on March 17), is already available for pre-order.
As of February 14, the ‘Sound of Kissing’ single will also be released across digital
providers, including [**Apple Music**](https://music.apple.com/gh/artist/quiz-show/1309361427)****
and** **[**Spotify**](https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Gh0zJhLpNTqkaGuxUOWVv).

**CREDITS**
Written by Chris Matthews, Kevin March and Frank GibbonsChris Matthews–
guitar, vocalsKevin March – drums, vocalsFrank Gibbons – bassRecorded, mixed  & 
mastered by Ray Ketchem at Magic Door Recording (Montclair, NJ)Cover art – ‘Moving
Day’ by Renee LoBueCover design by Ray Ketchem

![](https://i0.wp.com/redirect.haulix.com/G0AFg4tugTKHt9fXMdZOnQS4L6-FZVzQCZ4PbHZBjBo%
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**TRACK LIST**
01. Sound of Kissing02. Almost Famous03. Dime a Dozen04. Monumental
Shade05. Pom Pom Boy06. Withstand07. Sell the Scene08. Big Bank Theory09. The Construct10.
What If?11. Always Waiting12. Mannequin Sun

**FOR FANS OF:** 
Husker Du, Pixies, Ramones, Fugazi, Sonic Youth, Jawbox, Firehose,
Girls Against Boys, Pavement, The Offspring

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| [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/gh/artist/quiz-show/1309361427) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Gh0zJhLpNTqkaGuxUOWVv)

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