Heatmiser - Mic City Sons (30th Anniversary Edition)

Nearly three decades after its original release, Heatmiser’s final studio album returns with a stunning 30th Anniversary Edition, fully remastered and expanded into a two-LP collection. Out July 25 via Third Man Records, this definitive reissue breathes new life into one of the Pacific Northwest’s most vital yet understated indie rock touchstones.

Originally released in 1996, Mic City Sons captured the raw brilliance of a band on the verge of transformation, blending gritty alternative rock, melodic introspection, and Elliott Smith’s emerging songwriting genius. This anniversary edition revisits that creative spark with a trove of demos, outtakes, and unreleased material, offering an intimate window into the sessions that defined Heatmiser’s legacy.

Remastered from the original tapes, the set restores the warmth and urgency of those DIY Portland studio days, when four restless musicians—Elliott Smith, Neil Gust, Tony Lash, and Sam Coomes—crafted what would become their swan song. Both a celebration and a time capsule, Mic City Sons (30th Anniversary Edition) reaffirms Heatmiser’s place in the lineage of emotionally charged, forward-thinking rock.