Jason Thinh made a small but distinct mark on the Bay Area punk scene in the early 2000?s as the driving force behind the introspective yet vibrant pop-punk band Short Round, and as a member of the socially-conscious ska band The Chinkees. He relocated to Athens, GA searching for a new perspective on life and struggled with issues of identity and separation, losing the impulse for songwriting before eventually embracing it again as a mechanism to make sense of said issues.

Written and recorded over a 4-year period from 2012-2016, Thinh

BA-BAM! Another new release comin’ at ya! I’m very excited to be releasing the debut tape from San Jose’s very own KOI. First Week comes with five tracks of sincere pop punk, whose deceptively intricate songwriting is played with a loose, youthful abandon. Check out the first track “Pond” below:

Pre-order the tape HERE!