RALEIGH, N.C. — Local punk thrashers Suet are using Bandcamp’s ability to send email notifications disproportionately to the level of interest garnered by their music, annoyed fans reported.

“We’ve been calling our vinyl printers every day asking for updates on the pink-and-gray splatter variant of last year’s EP, and we make sure to pass every update to our fans,” stated Suet bassist and vocalist Rodney Garguillo, who has replaced many band rehearsals with digital marketing seminars. “Fans need to know things like when XS shirts with the logo on the front pocket are estimated to come back in stock. As for the music, we’re not reinventing the wheel. It’s punk. Pick four chords at random and repeat for two minutes. The songs are in many ways marketing for our email campaigns.”

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