Social Caterpillar
Photo Credit 📷 : @ij414
Social Caterpillar are a psychedelic folk punk band that creates atmospheric landscapes and entire worlds of sound that have been known to transcend timelines and sonic barriers. They create music that’s impossible to define or compare to other human created musical works, but if you truly lust for the “FFO: sections” then the loosest way I can explain their sound is that of Elliot Smith on hallucinogens. A hefty amount of hallucinogens.
Social Caterpillar are a band of crazy anarcho punks from Milwaukee who pioneered the genre of time-travelling-futuristic-yacht-rock and since 2016 A.C. they’ve been dedicated to crafting their lucid and cinematic compositions for the angsty hearts and minds of those of us who yearn for answers to the unknown. Now the time bending yacht rock enthusiasts have returned, once again, to bless us with an exclusive first listen to their new album, and a farewell.
Their upcoming and final record is a split twelve inch release with their friends in Waunband. Each band contributed two original songs and they each covered one song by the other band as well. Today we’re honored to be debuting the advanced listening of their up coming album Disappearing Mouths. Social Caterpillar start their voyage on track one as they uncover the loss of human life in general and the end that they all feel is near. It’s a beautiful song with a rather fitting and painful eye opening to kickoff their departure.
Perhaps in another timeline or on another planet Social Caterpillar are still expanding the minds of their cult following by rocking one yacht at a time but here on planet Earth they’ve come to bid adieu and in their egress they have gifted Not Just A Phase with some dialogue regarding their legacy and their exit piece.
The following interview was conducted via the internet and presented to you in it’s rawest form..
SO WHAT DID THE WRITING PROCESS CONSIST OF FOR THIS FINAL RECORD?
“The songs were recorded at Electrical Audio in Chicago by Greg Norman. Greg has recorded all of our full length records and is the best. We tracked the drums, guitar and bass live, and then did vocals, violin, and trumpet overdubs. We started a business selling chicken milk with him during the recording process. If you don’t know what Chicken Milk™ is it’s because Trump added tariffs to our exports. ”
ANY MORE SHOWS OR TOURS COMING UP FOR THIS SENDOFF?
"Nah, we done. After eight years, we amicably decided to end the project. We will however get back together to play the Superbowl, but only to go out in the flames of burning flags. Buy our Chicken Milk™.”
“WE BELIEVE IN NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY, AND REFUSE TO PLACED IN BOXES OR JAIL CELLS. THEMATICALLY HOWEVER, THE ALBUM IS JINGLES FOR OUR PREMIUM CHICKEN MILK™ PRODUCT.”
- DEREK @SOCIALCATERPILLARMKE
Softseed Music is releasing the record and the tentative release date is May 2nd. Now, as the gang boards their yacht to sail out towards their uncertain futures, I wan’t us all to remember the good times, the laughs we’ve all had on their journey, their absolutely unhinged podcast they did with NJAP a few years ago, and how things all were before they became corporate suits pushing their Chicken Milk™ to the masses because they didn’t want to keep on yacht-rockin in the free world.
ANY CLOSING WORDS FOR THE READERS?
“Our world is fucked and we are terrified. Anarchy is peace, please be well.”
Social Caterpillar is Kyle on guitar and vocals, Eric on violin & guitar, Eli on the bass, samples, guitar & piano, John on the trumpet, and Derek on drums.
Follow them on Instagram here : Social Caterpillar
Writer : @just_reidz
Editor : @garevthistle
04/28/25
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