Cargo Records

Sir

Sir is the first in a series of "concept" records from Los Angles-based Hecuba, and is also their debut record. On it, they expand up on ideas within the single "Sir," to create completely new songs. It aslo includes a re-interptretation of "Sir" by Lucky Dragons (appearing on the 2008 Whitney Biennial).

On the Sir EP, Hecuba explore a wide variety of musical ideas, beginning with the dark dub gospel of the original Sir, and moving through down-tempo sad dance cartoon music, to train-yard work song, abstract techno, and even straight-up doo-wop exaltations. Never easily categorized, Hecuba’s music has been likened to everything from a hiphop dance party, to a punk electronic explosion, to something more introspective and strange. Devendra Banhart calls Hecuba the best band in LA.