More than 30 years since frontwoman Mia Zapata was murdered on the streets of Seattle in 1993, Sub Pop Records is working to remind people just how powerful she and her band The Gits were.
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The iconic Pacific Northwest record label announced Wednesday (November 13) it has reissued The Gits’ complete catalog on all streaming platforms as of today. The work is remastered by “The Grungefather” himself, Jack Endino, who is known for his early recordings of bands like Nirvana and Soundgarden. Indeed, Sub Pop is the new home for The Gits.
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The Gits’ debut LP Frenching the Bully will be released in physical copy on January 31, 2025. And fans can check out the official music video for the group’s remastered hit song “Second Skin” here below.
Their entire discography, which includes the albums Frenching the Bully, Enter: The Conquering Chicken, Kings & Queens, and Seafish Louisville now features newly designed album cover art by Sub Pop’s Jeff Kleinsmith, too.
“It’s been more than 31 years since The Gits played our last show. We’re rereleasing The Gits’ catalog now for the people who loved our music, and hopefully others who have yet to find it. And we’re doing this now for the love of our dear friend, our co-conspirator, our singer, Mia Zapata,” said the band’s surviving members Andy Kessler, Matt Dresdner, and Steve Moriarty in a joint statement.
Added Sub Pop co-founder and president Jonathan Poneman, “The Gits first knocked me out with their very unadorned, unmacho abandon. Their songs and spirit still kick, inspiring a triumphal racket.”
The story of The Gits began with such promise in 1986 but sadly ended in tragedy in 1993 when Zapata, who was walking home from the well-known Seattle bar the Comet Tavern late one night, was murdered and left for dead. And for years her murder went unsolved. Just as the band was on the brink of potential stardom, all was dashed in one tragic action. With a raspy, sizzling voice, she had all the makings of the next breakout Seattle rock sensation.
Fans can read more about the frontwoman in Moriarty’s new book, Mia Zapata and The Gits: A Story of Art, Rock, and Revolution, which dropped earlier this year.
Check out the new remastered version of “Second Skin” here below.
Photo by Joe Hirsch / Courtesy Sub Pop
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