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New York's Will Romeo (Neckscars, American Thrills, etc.) and Dayton, Ohio's The 1984 Draft have teamed up to cover a pair of '90s alt-rock classics, with Romeo covering Sponge's "Plowed" and The 1984 Draft taking on Jawbreaker's "Jet Black." On December 5, Sweet Cheetah Records and Poptek Records will release the covers via limited-edition lathe-cut 7" (limited to 100 copies) and digitally (limited to 50 downloads). 

Will Romeo is no stranger to underground music that is fast, loud and aggressive in nature. He's spent the last several decades performing with a variety of noted punk acts including Gameday Regulars, Neckscars, American Thrills, and more. He has also released solo material via Creep Records, with that output leaning in the direction of Ben Nichols/Lucero, Chuck Ragan/Rumbleseat, Jakob Dylan, and Jon Snodgrass.

The 1984 Draft is a quintet known for channeling American rock sensibilities through a ‘90s-tinted punk and indie lens. The band has garnered comparisons to The Hold Steady, Sugar, The Replacements, and has previously delivered splits with Todd Farrell Jr. of Benchmarks and Two Cow Garage, Gordon Withers of Jawbreaker on Cello fame and J. Robbins band, and Chris Broach of Braid, SNST, Firebird Band, etc.

Both songs were mastered by Arik Victor of Creep Records and the art for the 7" was provided by Nick Hamby of Houseghost, The Raging Nathans, etc.