Press release –
Originally released on Troubleman Unlimited 30 years ago, the second and final album from Canada’s Shotmaker, Mouse Ear [Forget-Me-Not], stands as a pillar of mid-90s post-hardcore. Their final offering balances the crushing weight of KARP with the angular intensity of Unwound, all firmly rooted in the band’s DIY HC origins.
To celebrate the occasion, this Anniversary Edition has been pressed on tricolor splatter vinyl and includes the original jacket artwork with a bonus printed inner sleeve with live photographs and commentary from the band.
Shotmaker was formed in 1993 by three friends from the small towns of Tweed and Belleville in Ontario, Canada: Matt Deline (drums, vocals), Tim McKeough (guitar, vocals), and Nick Pye (bass, vocals). The band relocated to Ottawa in 1994 before ending its run in 1996.
During their relatively short time together, Shotmaker wrote and recorded two 7”s, two LPs, a split LP (with Washington, DC-based Maximillian Colby) and numerous songs for compilations and other split records. The band thrived on playing live shows and completed three coast-to-coast North American tours in addition to many smaller tours.
Widely recognized for influencing the direction of melodic emo hardcore, Shotmaker shared bills with bands such as Policy of 3, Los Crudos, Unwound, Rorschach, Cap’n Jazz, Indian Summer, Rye Coalition, Modest Mouse, Propagandhi, Hoover, Clikatat Ikatowi, Blonde Redhead and Fugazi.
In 2023 the band began working with Solid Brass on A Moment In Time: 1993–1996; a limited edition 3xLP box set on colored vinyl with a 12-page booklet chronicling the band’s history. The box set quickly sold out.
Today, Solid Brass is announcing a 30th Anniversary standalone repress of their final LP, Mouse Ear [Forget-Me-Not]. Limited to just 1,000 copies on tricolor splatter vinyl and featuring a new printed inner sleeve with lyrics, images, and commentary from singer/guitarist Tim McKeough.
Preorder now! The official release date is 9/18/26.
https://shotmaker.bandcamp.com/album/mouse-ear-forget-me-not
