Blending sludgy post-punk with experimental, grunge-kissed noise rock, Seattle-based trio So Pitted were formed out of a shared love for bands like Rage Against the Machine, Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, and the Mars Volta. Built around the talents of multi-instrumentalists Nathan Rodriguez, Liam Downey, and Jeannine Koewler, So Pitted gleaned their name from a popular YouTube video that featured a surfer uttering the phrase after a particularly gnarly ride. Their penchant for nonlinear songwriting and desperate lyrics set against a backdrop of shape-shifting yet always seismic volume has drawn comparisons to bands like Sonic Youth, Tad, Mudhoney, Fucked Up, and even early Nirvana. The band released their debut album "NEO" in 2016 on Subpop Records that solidified them in the scene as rock gods. Fast foward to 2022 and they have finally completed their 2nd full length produced by grunge legend TAD that has yet to see the light of day and can for now, only be experienced live. See them while you can.