Teen Suicide: I will be my own hell because there is a devil inside my body (2012)

"Actually the whole title is I Will Be My Own Hell Because There Is a Devil Inside My Body. What a long title. Anyways so yeah, the Teen Suicide boys dropped yet another release this past weekend. I don’t know if I’ve been out of the loop or what, but I didn’t even know that this was in the works. Funny thing is, Sam had been emailing me what I assumed were just demos, but I’ve been so busy lately that I didn’t dig much deeper than that. Ah, whatever. A surprise is a surprise and this is a pretty good one. If you dig Teen Suicide then I WIll Be My Own Hell should be welcome and familiar territory. The songwriting is still strong and the production quality is maybe a smidge better with some of the fuzz having been scraped off. Most notably though, this is Teen Suicide’s first shindig as a trio. Sam and Eric added a permanent bass player in the form of their friend Alec Simke AKA “Torts” (I think I got that right, but if I didn’t I’ll hear about it). There also seems to be some discussion as to whether this is a full-length album or simply another EP. It’s a bulky, ten-track release, so I don’t know. What do you think?" (cactusmouth.tumblr.com)

Teen Suicide: Goblin problems (2012)

"The first thing we've recorded since we bought microphones. that said, i still recorded the last track with a tape player. dedicated to hayden and erica. lyrics for 'hayden's getting a ddr pad' taken from a poem by hayden asche" (Bandcamp)

Teen Suicide: Dc snuff film (2012)

Volvemos al Pop de baja intensidad. Vienen de Maryland y su disco está grabado literalmente en un dormitorio. Su nombre lo dice todo.

Teen Suicide: Dc snuff film (2012)

"It’s pretty much a given that if you are reading this blog then you are aware of ambient slacker poster child Ricky Eat Acid. I think out of all the artists I’ve covered, I’ve given the most amount of time to Sam Ray’s music. Now that he is devoting much of his time to his band Teen Suicide (now a full band with his friend Eric Livingston) those numbers are only going to increase all the more. I wasn’t even planning on blogging this weekend but then Sam farted this thing out on Twitter last night, so here we are (plus it’s been in my iTunes for about a month now, so I pretty much know how I feel about it).
This is the first we’ve heard from Teen Suicide since their album Bad Vibes Forever. At only seven tracks long, this thing is only half the length of their debut. Right off the bat I can tell you that this is a much more focused, cohesive effort from the band. Also the songwriting is tighter, faster, and louder resulting in a release that is pretty much straight punk rock. I love the fidelity of these tracks. Strap on some headphones and you basically feel like the band is right there in your head bangin these tracks out. You can hear every buzz of the guitar strings, every crackle in Sam’s voice, and the snap of each drum hit. It’s just a super solid release that I hope you’ll enjoy as much as I do.
*Oh, word to the wise. You might have some explaining to do when people see that you ‘like’ Teen Suicide on Facebook. Just letting you know" (cactus-mouth.tumblr.com)

Teen Suicide: Bad vibes forever (2011)

"I have the extreme pleasure of premiering this new project. It’s been a long time in the making and its creator has gestated it like a nurturing mother (father, whatever), waiting until the time was right to release it into the world. That creator is none other than songwriting dynamo Sam Ray. Churning out a sickening amount of music as Ricky Eat Acid he has switched gears completely with this new noise pop project Teen Suicide. In fact, switching gears really isn’t strong enough of a term to convey the metamorphosis here. A total changing of tracks, course, and final destination is what has occurred in a basement somewhere in Maryland.On Bad Vibes Forever Sam makes his love for three things painfully obvious: music, fuzz, and the early 1960’s. When these tracks aren’t buzzing the headphones out of your ears they will be crooning you into a nostalgic haze of years that you didn’t even experience. On the album closer “Crying” Sam plays the part of a love-sick teenager whose raw emotion has left him nothing to do except pour himself out into his music. The gently cascading guitars (and later piano) create an atmosphere that comes off as utterly wistful but also gentle and charming. It’s about as perfect of a track as I really care to hear these days. I’m really proud of Sam and the work he’s done here. I am also really blessed to consider Sam a friend of mine. He’s been a big supporter of mine and this weirdo blog even before I really knew what it was. So do yourself a huge favor and support Sam by downloading this thing as soon as possible. You can nab it in its entirety from either the bandcamp site or from this here link" (Vía: cactus.mouth.tumblr.com)