Music / Repeater

To you, I'm nothin' but a number.

Langour rises reaching, to turn off the alarm
And there's never so much seething
That it can't be disarmed

— "Turnover"

Repeater is the debut album by American Post-Hardcore outfit Fugazi, released April 19, 1990 and later bundled with the previous 3 Songs EP (Repeater + 3 Songs) a month later. As expected of a hardcore album, the concepts explored centre around greed, violence, sexuality, privacy, drug abuse and death.

Repeater received critical acclaim and is considered a landmark in underground music, with profound influence on both Post-Hardcore and Emo Music.

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Tracklist:

1. "Turnover" (4:16)
2. "Repeater" (3:01)
3. "Brendan #1" (2:32)
4. "Merchandise" (2:59)
5. "Blueprint" (3:52)
6. "Sieve-Fisted Fiend" (3:24)
7. "Greed" (1:47)
8. "Two Beats Off" (3:28)
9. "Styrofoam" (2:34)
10. "Reprovisional" (2:18)
11. "Shut the Door" (4:49)

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Principal Members:

• Brendan Canty - drums
• Joe Lally - bass
• Ian MacKaye - guitar, piano, vocals
• Guy Picciotto - guitar, vocals

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Shut the door so these tropes can leave:

• Face on the Cover: More like Guy's legs entangled around the mic stand and wires.
• Harsh Vocals: As is their wont.
• Indecipherable Lyrics: It's hard to discern what Picciotto's saying.
• Instrumental: "Brendan #1": named after Brendan's prominent drumming featured in the song.
• Lyrical Dissonance: Averted, most of the subject matter fits with the instrumentation.
• Shout-Out: The album's title is a reference to Revolver.
• Vocal Tag Team: Both Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto sing. They often do backing vocals for each other, too.

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