Sit Resist
Sit Resist is the second album by American rock band Laura Stevenson & The Cans. The album was released by Don Giovanni Records in 2011.
Critical reception and legacy
As a result of the 2020 reissue, Sit Resist garnered newfound retrospective acclaim. That year, Matt Wallock of American Songwriter praised it as a "superbly scrappy heartfelt" album "that feels more vivid - and determined - with every listen."Sit Resist was mentioned in BrooklynVegans 10th anniversary retrospective covering post-hardcore music's "new wave" in 2011. It was recognized alongside various other albums released that year that would shift "from being 'new' wave to being as influential as the bands who inspired them".
Personnel
Credits adapted from the record's Bandcamp page.Laura Stevenson & the Cans
- Laura Stevenson - vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, organ
- Peter Naddeo - electric guitar, glockenspiel
- Alex Billig - accordion, trumpet
- Mike Campbell - bass guitar
- Chris Parker - drums, percussion