Show Me the Body

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Show Me the Body
Julian Cashwan Pratt (left) and Harlan Steed performing in 2023
Julian Cashwan Pratt (left) and Harlan Steed performing in 2023
Background information
OriginNew York City, U.S.
Genres
Years active2009–present
Labels
Members
  • Julian Cashwan Pratt
  • Harlan Steed
  • Jack McDermott
Past members
  • Noah Cohen-Corbett
  • Gabriel Millman
Websitecorpus.nyc

Show Me the Body (commonly abbreviated as SMTB) is an American post-hardcore[1] band from New York City, formed in 2009. They have released three full-length albums, each drawing influence from genres such as hip hop, noise music[2] and sludge metal.[3] The band currently consists of lead vocalist and banjoist Julian Cashwan Pratt, bassist Harlan Steed, and drummer Jack McDermott.

History

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2009–2013: Early years

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Julian Pratt first conceived of an early version of Show Me the Body after meeting Harlan Steed in ninth grade at Elisabeth Irwin High School.[4] Julian became increasingly engrossed in the New York hardcore music scene when he volunteered at the Lower East Side's ABC No Rio social space, a venue that hosts daytime punk shows on Saturdays.[5] They bonded over playing music with Pratt's cousin, their former drummer and eventual in-house producer, Gabriel Millman.[6] They officially became Show Me the Body around a year after meeting.[7] As a way to get up close and personal with fans, instead of clubs, their first shows were played under bridge overpasses, alleys, and in basements.[6]

2014–2015: Debut EPs

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In 2014, formed the musical collective Letter Racer with their classmates in the group Ratking and toured with them that summer.[8] That July saw the release of their debut EP, Yellow Kidney, independently released on SoundCloud. Their release caught the attention of record label Loma Vista which facilitated the subsequent release of their self-titled EP S M T B in April 2015. By then the band had added Noah Cohen-Corbett as drummer.[7]

2016–2017: Body War and the CORPUS collective

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Their debut album, Body War, was released in July 2016. The album touches on themes such as anti-capitalism, gentrification and police brutality through a wide range of experimental sounds.[5] Their collective, CORPUS, released their compilation mixtape Corpus I in March 2017.[9]

2018–2019: Dog Whistle

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While on tour in Poland, the band visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum. This trip served as the influence for their third record, Dog Whistle, released on March 29, 2019.[10] The album was written in Long Island City, and recorded in Los Angeles California the previous summer.[11]

2020–present: Survive and Trouble the Water

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Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Show Me the Body "had to reconfigure" how they "interact with" their fans.[12] Their reliance on live performances made this difficult, but they opted to establish a new studio space for their CORPUS collective and recorded an EP, titled Survive, which was released in March 2021.[12] The short EP deals with themes of isolation. During this time, the band brought on current drummer Jackie "Jackieboy" McDermott.[13]

Artistry

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Although primarily punk rock oriented, Show Me the Body combines the sounds and techniques of alternative hip hop, sludge metal, and noise music in order to craft an abrasive style.[11] Their conventional instruments, such as Pratt's banjo and Steed's bass, are accompanied by an array of effects units and computer programming that form the characteristic distortion that features in much of their music.[6] Pratt's eclectic vocal style paired with Cohen-Corbett's, and later McDermott's, aggressive drumming help complete and add weight to the band's grunge-influenced compositions.[6]

Band members

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Current members

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  • Julian Cashwan Pratt – vocals, banjo (2009–present), programming (2013–present), guitar, synthesizer (2022–present)
  • Harlan Steed – bass, synthesizer (2009–present), programming, samples (2013–present), baritone guitar (2022–present)
  • Jack "Jackie Jackieboy" McDermott – drums, percussion (2021–present), programming (2022–present)

Former members

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  • Noah Cohen-Corbett – drums, percussion, programming (2014–c. 2020)
  • Gabriel Millman – programming, samples (2009–c. 2022), drums, percussion (2009–2014)

Timeline

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Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with release details
Title Album details
Body War
Dog Whistle
  • Released: March 29, 2019
  • Label: Loma Vista Recordings
  • Formats: digital download, CD, vinyl, streaming
Trouble the Water[14]
  • Released: October 28, 2022
  • Label: Loma Vista Recordings
  • Formats: digital download, CD, vinyl, cassette, streaming

Mixtapes

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List of mixtapes, with release details
Title Album details
Corpus I
  • Released: March 24, 2017
  • Label: Loma Vista Recordings
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
Corpus II
  • Released: September 27, 2024
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: digital download, streaming

Live albums

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List of live albums, with release details
Title Album details
Live & Loose in the USA
  • Released: October 27, 2023
  • Label: Loma Vista Recordings
  • Formats: digital download, CD, vinyl, streaming

Extended plays

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List of studio albums, with release details
Title Album details
Yellow Kidney
  • Released: July 16, 2014
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: digital download
S M T B
  • Released: April 20, 2015
  • Label: Loma Vista Recordings, The Famous Letter Racer
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
Survive
  • Released: March 19, 2021
  • Label: Loma Vista Recordings
  • Formats: digital download, CD, vinyl, streaming
Trouble the Water Remixes
  • Released: August 31, 2023
  • Label: Loma Vista Recordings
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
Corpus II EP I[15]
  • Released: July 26, 2024
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
Corpus II EP II[16]
  • Released: September 27, 2024
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: digital download, streaming

Singles

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List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Death Sounds" 2013 Non-album single
"Gross Loans" 2014 Yellow Kidney
"Steep Rock"
"Bone Soup" 2015 S M T B
"Body War" 2016 Body War
"Trash" 2017 Corpus I
"K9" Challenge Coin
"Talk"
"Camp Orchestra" 2019 Dog Whistle
"Madonna Rocket"
"Harder Than a Fight" 2020 Corpus Mutual Aid EP
"Survive" 2021 Survive
"Stone Cold Earth" Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack
"Loose Talk" 2022 Trouble the Water
"We Came to Play"
"WW4"
"It Burns" 2024 Corpus II EP I
"Stomach" (featuring High Vis) Corpus II EP II
"One Train" (2025 re-recording) 2025 Non-album singles
"Sabotage" (Beastie Boys cover)

Music videos

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List of music videos, with directors, showing year released
Title Year Director(s)
"Death Sounds" 2013 Show Me the Body
"Gross Loans" 2014 Aaron Naves
"Steep Rock" Show Me the Body
"One Train"
"Bone Soup" 2015
"Space Faithful" Zach Hart
"Vernon" (featuring Wiki) Show Me the Body
"Six Fingers Thick" Gabriel Millman, Sam Puglia and Boaz Steed
"Body War" 2016 Show Me the Body
"Chrome Exposed"
"New Language"
"Ammunition" Sam E. Puglia and Show Me the Body
"2 Blood Packs" Gabriel Millman
"Trash" 2017 Asha Efia Maura
"Hungry" (with Dreamcrusher)[17] Elijah Maura
"K9" Asha Efia and Show Me the Body
"Talk"
"Camp Orchestra" 2019 rubberband. and Show Me the Body
"Madonna Rocket" Show Me the Body
"Forks and Knives" Show Me the Body and Elijah Maura
"USA Lullaby" Show Me the Body and Landon Yost
"Arcanum"
"Survive" 2021 Julian Cashwan Pratt
"Loose Talk" 2022
"WW4" Oliver Shahery
"Food and Plate" 2023 Dennis Wornick
"It Burns" 2024 Asha Maura and Julian Cashwan Pratt
"Stomach" (featuring High Vis) Tanner Diamond, Marley Rutherford and Show Me the Body
"Peace Corps" (featuring Alli Logout) Alli Logout
"One Train" (2025 re-recording) 2025 Asha Maura and Greg Thomas
"Sabotage" (Beastie Boys cover) Jake Hanrahan and Jonny Pickup

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