What I Want Doesn't Want Me Back

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1.	Healthy Living 02:27	buy track
2.	Follow Along 03:07	buy track
3.	Oh Man 03:02	buy track
4.	The Upper Hand 02:47	buy track
5.	In A Box 03:00	buy track
6.	I Like My Odds 02:29	buy track
7.	Lie Down 02:32	buy track
8.	Give Up Your Garden 02:25	buy track
9.	Forget Me Not 03:14	buy track
10.	Extracurricular Hell 03:06	buy track

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released October 17, 2025

Cusp is Gaelen Bates, Jen Bender, Matt Manes, Tommy Moore, and Tessa O'Connell

All songs written by Cusp

Gaelen Bates: guitar (1-10), vocals (8)
Jen Bender: guitar (1-10), lead vocals (1-10)
Matt Manes: bass (1-10), guitar (5)
Tommy Moore: drums (1-10), percussion (3,4,8,10), guitar (5), vocals (1-5,8,10)
Tessa O'Connell: keys (1-10), synths (1-10), vocals (1-5,8-10)
Andy Red PK: pedal steel (4)

Recorded at Electrical Audio and Ohmstead Recording in Chicago, IL in January 2025.

Recorded and mixed by Scoops Dardaris
Mastered by Matt Poirier
Album art, layout, and type by Gaelen Bates

A heartfelt thanks to Dan Goldin, Ben Grigg, and Exploding In Sound Records for the trust in us and the care in putting out this record. To collaborate with people and a label that we have admired for so long is truly a dream come true.

We must give another special "thank you" to Sccops; for his thoughtfulness, knowledge, time, and encouragement. We are lucky to work with you and luckier that you are our friend.

Thank you to everyone at Electrical Audio, especially Brian Fox, for their assistance and hospitality; to Seth Engel for assisting us on our days at Ohmstead and trusting us with his space; to Nat Treloar for an emergency guitar setup the week of recording; to Andy Red PK for composing and tracking a gorgeous pedal steel part for track 4; to Matt Poirier for always making time for us and always delivering; to Jaime Lipman and Kira Fahmy for lending their time and creativity to us; to Kim Christoffel and Jessi Woska for the excellent work on our press photos; to Marnie the cat for bearing with us while we were in the studio for a week straight; and to our friends and family for the endless support.

We're grateful!

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Chicago, IL

'What I Want Doesn't Want Me Back' - out on Exploding In Sound Records on 10/17

Jen
Gaelen
Matt
Tessa
Tommy

Photo by Kim Christoffel ... more

discography

What I Want Doesn't Want Me Back

Oct 2025
Thanks So Much

Mar 2024
You Can Do It All

May 2023
Win

Apr 2023
I Know

Jun 2022
Sight Unseen

Feb 2022
I Can't Die

Oct 2021
Spill EP

May 2021

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