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Bondo
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Bondo
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While My Guitar Gently Peaks — played 2026-09-03
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Bondo — While My Guitar Gently Peaks
Played: 2026-09-03
The title is an affectionate wink at George Harrison's Beatles classic. Track seven off Bondo's 2026 self-titled debut LP on Solid Brass Records, an 11-song "here's what we've created lately" statement that barrels through garage and grunge textures; the album's longest cut at 5:14. Unverified: no documented making-of exists for this specific track.
Sources: Bandcamp
Bondo
Origin: Los Angeles, California, USA · formed c. 2021 · active
Members: Nikolas Escudero (songwriter/vocalist), Cook Lee-Chobanian (drums), plus two further members completing the quartet
Genre: Slowcore, post-rock, experimental/noise-leaning indie rock
Discography:
77 EP (2021, self-released) — debut EP
Print Selections (2023, Quindi Records) — first full-length
Harmonica (2024) — sophomore LP, recorded live to tape by JooJoo Ashworth
Bondo (2026, Solid Brass Records) — self-titled third album, recorded at Studio 22 (Los Angeles) with JooJoo Ashworth; includes "While My Guitar Gently Peaks"
Facts:
Critics tie the band's sound to Codeine, early Mogwai, and Tortoise — glacial, improvisatory post-rock built around slowcore dynamics.
Despite the self-titled 2026 LP reading like a debut statement, it's actually the band's third full-length; they'd already released an EP and two prior albums since 2021.