Last year, Texas quartet POST PROFIT — Matt Jackson [vocals, guitar], Nick Hawner [guitar +vocals], Zach Hicks [drums + vocals], and Charles Horin [bass + vocals] — released their six-song EP, Self Defeater, giving us all a delicious slice of the band's bright future ahead.
Today, the foursome proudly releases the deluxe edition of Self Defeater, which features live studio versions of all the original songs on the EP. All live tracks were recorded with noted producer Machine (Lamb of God, Clutch, Crobot).
So it's double the fun! Get it here.
Post Profit also dropped the live studio video for "Two Toxic," which was shot by Seamless Loop Productions at The Machine Shop in Austin, Texas.
"We are so excited to release a deluxe of the EP so people could hear these songs in a different light," the band says. "We always tend to add various elements to our songs when we play them live. The feel of the songs translate a lot differently."
Post Profit continue, "The studio versions were recorded with Machine, so he understood the ins and outs of every song and was the perfect candidate to capture the nuances of a more raw recording. With transitions and arrangements that have been made over time, it brings a genuine feeling of excitement, like we're playing the songs for the first time again."
ICYMI, the band shared the official video for the song earlier this summer. Watch it here. The video was directed by David Brodsky of MyGoodEye. It was shot at the historic Lynnewood Hall, a 110-room Gilded Age mansion in the Philadelphia suburb of Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, which originally opened all the way back in 1899. Learn more about this majestic location here.
Post Profit return to the road this weekend, supporting Nothing More, Set it Off, and From Ashes to New. The tour kicks off in late August and runs through late September. All confirmed dates below.
"We can't express how excited we are being brought back out with our friends in Nothing More," Post Profit shares. "We'll be playing a bunch of songs off our Self Defeater EP, including 'Two Toxic.' These should be great shows so make sure to come show your faces. We can't wait!"
POST PROFIT ON TOUR:
WITH NOTHING MORE, SET IT OFF, + FROM ASHES TO NEW:
8/31 — Columbia, MO — The Blue Note *
9/3 — Little Rock, AR — The Music Hall
9/5 — San Antonio, TX — Tech Port
9/6 — Houston, TX — Bayou Music Center
9/7 — Dallas, TX — Southside Ballroom
9/9 — Atlanta, GA — Tabernacle
9/10 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works
9/13 — Myrtle Beach, SC — House of Blues
9/14 — Orlando, FL — House of Blues
9/15 — Tampa, FL — Jannus Landing
9/17 — Asheville, NC — The Orange Peel
9/19 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore
9/20 — Richmond, VA — Credit Union Amp
9/23 — Buffalo, NY — Riverworks
9/24 — Cleveland, OH — Agora
*Direct support to Nothing More
ABOUT POST PROFIT:
Some would say Post Profit have been waiting for this moment since the cradle, with each member being introduced to musical instruments between the ages of 2 to 6.
Zach and Matt forged a friendship as toddlers ever since their moms became best friends from church in Longview, TX. Nick would later learn of Matt's vocal prowess through the high school intercom. "Matt's father was the high school principal," explains Nick. "And he'd have Matt on there in the mornings singing about refraining from drugs and alcohol and striving for good school attendance."
Over the next few years, the trio would really get to know each other from attending and performing at local shows. Nick and Zach especially hit it off and quickly became inseparable, spending much of their time listening to music, eager to put their own band together. Meanwhile, Matt was sinking his teeth into a Dallas based metalcore band called Far From Earth.
During early 2017, Matt started hosting open jams every Sunday at a smoky East Texas dive bar and one night asked Zach to join on drums. Zach dragged his new friend Nick along on guitar and the trio quickly formed a strong musical bond. They would soon start slipping originals into their covers sets and after months of unrelenting practices and bar jams they booked their first show at a Halloween party in Tyler, TX.
With the experience of countless gigs across the South, Post Profit soon gained a reputation for their commanding and impactful live performance, including powerful 2021 and 2022 performances at Welcome To Rockville in Daytona, FL. Rallying around influences such as Deftones, Incubus, Failure, and Quicksand, the band refined their original songs and sound into what would become their 2022 debut self-produced album When You Think It's Right It's Always Wrong. The release garnered over a million cumulative streams independently, and the success of their single "Smother" grabbed the attention of SharpTone Records, eventually landing them a deal.
When it was time to hit the road in support of their 2024 Self Defeater EP, the guys turned to Los Angeles native Charles Horin to round out the lineup on bass. "Charles was previously in a band called Analog Party," explains Nick. "And they had very heavy influences from Failure, one of our favorite bands, so we knew right away he would be a great fit musically."
With the release of Self Defeater, Post Profit have you right where they want you, existing in a constant state of evolution while ushering hard rock forward with them. Masterfully crafted to leave the listener wanting more, this is Post Profit letting the world know who they are.
