With all of my recent scouring of MySpace for hot music, I came across a band named PRE that a handful of the cooler, up-and-coming indie bands -- Health, Mika Miko, AIDS Wolf, and the like -- have in their Top Friends list. I wasn't so into it at first, but kept going back for some reason and now it's totally grown on me. It reminds me of Kathleen Hanna of Le Tigre on Adderall and helium, or as their site says "Ren and Stimpy playing Black Flag"; although I think I sum it up much better.

Says their lable SkinGraftRecords: Born in a basement, based in London, the first outing of PRE had the entire audience locked outside, watching through barred windows from above. To the assemblage up top, it was clear that these five noise sprinkled nu-wavers had already figured it out - sound moves quicker in high pressure.

In the months that followed, PRE's rhythmically infectious skip-alongs were demonstrated on a flurry of releases. The band's debut 7" EP Treasure Trails caught ears by surprise and wouldn't let go. A rash of vinyl came in quick succession, pairing the band up with acts like AIDS Wolf, Dmonstrations, Bardo Pond, and Comanechi.

On September 18th 2008, weighing 14 songs and coming in just over 20 minutes tall, Epic Fits, PRE's debut album was born. Recorded in a chilly pizza storage unit with Westminster Brown at the controls, PRE's full length is cold sweat caught on two inch tape. US Tours, a sold out CMJ showcase at the Knitting Factory and a two page spread in Spin followed.

Soon after Epic Fits, a bootleg live 7" packaged with topless photos of PRE and labelmates AIDS Wolf originated out of Eastern Europe. Late in 2008, PRE released a cover of AC/DC's Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap with the bands Yowie, Colossamite, and Mule titled SIDES 11-14. PRE's second album Hope Freaks has been recorded by Steve Albini and is being prepped for a Summer release on Skin Graft Records.

So there you have it. Check out their page on SkinGraftRecords site, where you'll find photos, videos, tour dates, press coverage, and sales info for their records, and make sure to check out their MySpace, where you can listen to songs, including the infectious Teenage Lakes, Haircut, Tacos, and Dudefuk. Check it out.