LOCAL H Surprise Releases 'ReFISTED' LP, Out Now Via G&P/SoundOn | Re-Recording of Debut LP 'Ham Fisted' | U.S. Fall Tour With Everclear and Sponge

LOCAL H Surprise Releases ReFISTED, 30th Anniversary Re-Recording of Debut LP Ham Fisted  U.S. Fall Tour With Everclear and Sponge  ReFISTED LP Out Now Digitally via G&P Records/SoundOn, Physical Pre-Orders Start Today via Brutal Panda/G&P Records

LISTEN/PRE-ORDER: LOCAL H - ReFISTED  Stream | Pre-Order Today, LOCAL H have digitally released their new LP ReFISTED via G&P Records/SoundOn–the album is a brand new, surprise re-recording of their debut LP Ham Fisted, which was released 30 years ago via Island Records. The new LP was recorded by Greg Norman (Russian Circles, Neurosis, Kim Deal, Andrew Bird) at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio, and features guests such as Deanna Belos (Sincere Engineer). ReFISTED is also now available for vinyl/cassette/CD pre-orders via Brutal Panda/G&P Records. Next week, Local H will embark on a full U.S. tour supporting Everclear and Sponge, including dates at The Regent (LA, 9/4), Irving Plaza (NYC, 10/22), and more. Tickets and more information for Local H upcoming tour can be found HERE. Here's what guitarist/vocalist Scott Lucas has to say about the album: "Not so much a reimagining — more like a do-over. Like retaking a test that you didn’t exactly ace the first time around. It seemed like a fun, easy idea — can you take songs that you wrote and recorded 30 years ago and breathe new life into them? Or give them a new spin? Are you a better songwriter than you were 30 years ago? A better musician? A better singer? Turned out to be one of the hardest records I ever made. It was like getting into a fistfight with myself at 24. I think I got a few licks in, but I walked out of there pretty beat up. We’ve recorded parts of albums at Electrical Audio before, but this time I wanted the entire process —all the recording and mixing— to be done at Electrical. I wanted to sort of recast HAM FISTED as a Touch & Go record from the early ‘90s. Though they still probably wouldn’t have signed us.  We treated the original record as a demo. Sometimes that meant radically reworking and rearranging the song. And sometimes that just meant trying to record a meaner, heavier version of the original. And they were already pretty fucking mean and heavy to begin with. By the time I got done with vocals, my right arm was completely numb. I honestly think I had a stroke. I also wanted this to be a family affair. I brought in multiple people that I’ve been playing with over the years. To represent the entire history of the band. So there’s Eric Oblander from Five Horse Johnson and Clutch reprising his harmonica performance from 2004’s WHATEVER HAPPENED TO P.J. SOLES? And then we’ve got horns on the song 'Strict 9' courtesy of Poi Dog Pondering’s Max Crawford — whom I’ve worked with before in my solo band Scott Lucas & The Married Men. And although I didn’t get every drummer I’ve ever played with to appear on this thing, I at least got three of them (including Ryan Harding and new guy Ronnie DiCola from The Arrivals). And sometimes we had multiple drummers playing together on the same song. Which is all cool, but since it’s a re-recording of a record I made in my early twenties, I felt like the record needed some new, younger blood. Like a vampire. I didn’t want it to just be lifers making reappearances like the ghosts of records past — so I brought in people from new bands that I dig. Like the dudes from Tuff Sudz and Deanna from Sincere Engineer — who knocked it out of the park on 'Skid Marks’.” Ham Fisted, Local H's uncompromising full-length debut for Island Records in 1995, took the band from hometown heroes to national alt-rock mainstays and paved the way for their 1996 commercial breakthrough As Good As Dead, as well as 1998’s critically acclaimed masterpiece Pack Up The Cats. Featuring coulda-been singles like “Cynic” and "Mayonnaise And Malaise", Ham Fisted remains a fan favorite 30 years on — and is consistently featured in their legendary live shows. ReFISTED by Local H is out today via G&P Records/SoundOn. LOCAL H Tour Dates: September 4 - Los Angeles, CA - The Regent September 5 - Menlo Park - The Guild Theatre September 6 - San Francisco, CA - August Hall September 7 - Rocklin, CA - Quarry Park Amphitheater September 9 - Medford, OR - Craterian Theater September 11 - Bend, OR - Silver Moon Brewing September 12 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre September 13 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom September 14 - Seattle, WA - Emerald Queen Casino September 16 - Boise, ID - Treefort Music Hall September 17 - Livingston, MT - Pine Creek Lodge September 19 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre September 20 - Lubbock, TX - Buddy Holly September 21 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Criterion September 23 - Austin, TX - The Paramount Theatre September 25 - Plano, TX - Legacy Hall September 26 - St Charles, MO - Family Arena September 27 - Kokomo, IN - Kokomo Concert Series September 28 - Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballroom October 3 - Pelham, TN - The Caverns October 4 - Sugar Hill, GA - The Eagle at Sugar Hill October 5 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall Tuesday, October 07 - Orlando, FL - The Plaza Live  October 08 - Clearwater, FL - Bilheimer Capitol Theatre October 09, - Fort Lauderdale, FL - The Parker October 11 - Fort Pierce, FL - Sunrise Theatre October 12 - Ponte Vedra, FL - Ponte Vedra Concert Hall  October 16 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre October 17 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva October 18 - Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes October 19 - Huntington, NY - Paramount October 21 - Boston, MA - Big Night Live October 22 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza October 23 - New Haven, CT - Toads October 24 - Philadelphia PA - Parx Casino October 25 - Washington, DC - Black Cat October 27 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues October 28 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's October 30 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room @ Old National Cent October 31 - McHenry, IL - The Vixen November 1 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue November 2 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall