Bad Self Portraits announce debut album 'I Think I’m Going to Hell', out August 26 on vinyl first

Since 2017, Omaha’s Bad Self Portraits have been grinding it out in sweaty basements and small clubs, delivering gut-punch live sets that leave people wrecked and converted.

Their debut full-length 'I Think I’m Going to Hell' is for the parts of you you’d rather not name. Songs about fear mistaken for faith. About wanting to love your parents but not knowing how. About feeling cursed yet getting up anyway. On 'Pensive', vocalist Howell sounds like she’s figuring it out in real time, vulnerable but in control, naming the wound as an act of survival.

The record’s slow builds, messy truths, and raw release mirror its content perfectly. It’s the sound of a band unafraid to let things stay complicated, to sit in the discomfort before breaking into catharsis.

In true DIY spirit, they’ve partnered with Buy Before You Stream, an initiative by Midtopia that lets fans purchase vinyl before the album hits streaming platforms. It’s a stand against the stream-first model that flattens art into algorithm fodder. Here, you get something real to hold, and the band gets paid directly.

'I Think I’m Going to Hell' drops August 26 on vinyl. If you’re someone who believes music should knock the wind out of you and not just fill your playlist, this is one worth owning, and feeling.