Seymour Butts (album)

Seymour Butts is the debut album by American punk duo Seymour Butts. It was released on December 2, 2016 via Mesa Dog Records. The album is currently in the Pink Hat Archive.

History and Recording
In September 2016, Jacob Keplinger and Justin Siegel created the parody band Seymour Butts following the creation of a still-unheard acoustic EP. The EP was buried and will likely never be heard again, and it wasn't until November that they decided to work together on an album. Jacob had ideas in math class of a full-length LP, and created a tracklist. He then wrote the songs based on the ridiculous titles he'd given himself, and the work was done. "Hungover" was the first song ever written by Keplinger and Siegel, done over GroupMe prior to their arrival at MTSU.

The album was written and recorded over the course of two days in November 2016 in Jacob's dorm room, with Siegel on bass and Keplinger singing and on guitar. They finished the album's mixes in under a week.

Release & formation of New Threads
The album had three singles prior to release: "God's Not Real, But My Student Loans Are," "From A Distance, She's Not That Bad," and "Give It A Day." The album released in full on December 2nd and was popular amongst the dormmates and peers at MTSU. The band sold CDs for $1 each, with the first sale going to Cailen Roth.

On the day of release, Keplinger took a photograph of a man. He vowed to use it on the album cover should there ever be a second Seymour Butts release. Sure enough, two years later, that picture dons the cover of Infinity War.

The success led to the idea of creating a new band and taking it more seriously, and Keplinger and Siegel did just that with New Threads.

Track Listing

 * 1) From A Distance, She's Not That Bad - Keplinger, Siegel
 * 2) God's Not Real, But My Student Loans Are - Keplinger, Siegel
 * 3) The Good Times Are Killing Me - Keplinger
 * 4) Hey Kid, You're A Star - Keplinger, Siegel
 * 5) I Don't Hate You, But It's Pretty Close - Keplinger, Siegel
 * 6) Kathy - Keplinger, Siegel
 * 7) Give It A Day - Keplinger
 * 8) I Fell In Love - Keplinger
 * 9) When I Get Paid - Keplinger
 * 10) Hungover (But I Don't Drink) - Keplinger, Siegel

Trivia

 * "Hungover" was the first song Keplinger and Siegel ever wrote together. It was started before they even met, via GroupMe.
 * "Kathy" is about a real-life cashier at the CyberCafe at MTSU.
 * "When I Get Paid" was also a hidden track on Maple Cap's second album.