Marathon

A few short years ago I really enjoyed 'World House', the debut LP from Mil-Spec. Almost two years ago they released their second LP, 'Marathon', and by the time I became aware of it the colour vinyl copies (on violet) were gone. So I decided to just wait it out.

A few weeks ago the band posted on instagram that there was some tour merch left, and in the picture I spotted a colour vinyl copy of the LP, so I went to the store and placed an order. This was also a rare opportunity to get something shipped to me directly, as this was being mailed from Canada, and it seems that their overseas shiiping price are stuck in the early 00s.

I'm pretty sure that I have never seen a record with a hexagonal label before, and it looks pretty cool. I like how they have built it into the cover art by using a disco sleeve.

Just like the first LP, this isn't the kind of record that hits you immediately. But over the past few weeks I have been playing this daily and it just keeps getting better and better. And included with the record I received a flyer to tell me that there will be a new Mil-Spec record coming in October 2025, so probably in late 2027 I'll be picking one of those up too.