Signals Midwest\/Worship This! – Split (Red Vinyl)

The Signals Midwest/Worship This! Split (Red Vinyl) vinyl is a limited 7-inch pressing that puts two of Northeast Ohio’s strongest independent acts on the same record, and it makes a compelling case for why regional scenes still matter in an era of algorithmic discovery.

Two Bands, One Region, Four Songs

Signals Midwest operate in an emo and indie rock space, recording for Tiny Engines, a label with a sharp ear for that particular strain of earnest, guitar-driven songwriting. Worship This! come from a pop punk angle with a clear nod to 90s indie rock, releasing through AF Records. Both bands are rooted in the same Northeast Ohio scene, and that shared geography shows in how naturally this split holds together despite the bands occupying slightly different sonic territory. The format here is classic: each band contributes an original track and then covers one of the other’s songs, which is the kind of structural choice that turns a split from a simple sampler into something with real connective tissue.

What’s on the Record

Side A opens with Signals Midwest’s “Caricature” followed by their cover “Astronaut.” Flip it over and Worship This! deliver “Kalamazilla” and close with their cover “The Quiet Persuader.” Four tracks total, and the cover-swap format means you’re hearing each band interpret the other’s material, which tells you something about both acts that a straightforward split simply wouldn’t. It’s a smart sequencing decision from Mayfly Records, the label behind catalog number MFR 16.

The Signals Midwest/Worship This! Split (Red Vinyl) Pressing

This is a 7-inch on red vinyl, pressed on the Mayfly label, limited to 500 copies. That’s a small number for any pressing, and smaller still when you factor in that both bands have dedicated followings across the indie and emo communities. No represses have come out of this, which is typical for a split of this size and label profile. The red vinyl itself is a clean visual match for the limited, collector-oriented nature of the release. If you’re building a collection around Signals Midwest’s discography, particularly their Tiny Engines-era output, or tracking down the fuller catalog of Northeast Ohio’s independent punk and emo scene, this 7-inch fills a specific and legitimate gap. Copies from this run don’t circulate frequently, and when they do, condition varies. This is the kind of record that tends to sit in a collection rather than get flipped repeatedly.

Tracklist

1. SIGNALS MIDWEST: CARICATURE
2. SIGNALS MIDWEST: ASTRONAUT
3. WORHIP THIS!: KALAMAZILLA
4. WORSHIP THIS!: THE QUIET PERSUADER