Quasi was formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993 by Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss. Their first album was self released in 1995, and they released three albums between 1997 and 1999 on Up Records. They moved to Touch & Go Records in 2001, and released three albums with them; additionally Touch & Go reissued the first album.

The band moved over to the Kill Rock Stars label in 2009. Throughout their history they have also toured and/or recorded either individually or collectively with Sleater-Kinney, Elliott Smith, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Built to Spill, Bright Eyes, Heatmiser, the Go Betweens, Pink Mountain, and many more.

Prior to to Quasi, Coomes was in the San Francisco band Donner Party, and both Coomes and Weiss were in the Portland power trio Motorgoat. Joanna Bolme (Jicks, The Minders, Calamity Jane) joined the band in 2006.

“Repulsion” is the first track to be released from their forthcoming album on Kill Rock Stars, American Gong.

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