After a hiatus of six years Swedish masked power pop
act GOAT returned for 2 albums in the past 2 years.
And productive juices keep on streaming.
Another new, self-titled, longplayer is ready for
a Fall release, on October 11. More info here.
First taster OUROBOROS is a funky treat. Imagine a mix of The Stone Roses‘
classic Fools Gold and Chic‘s legend Nile Rodgers playing some Le Freak chords.
Swedish masked freaks GOAT are on a roll. Last year they released their
4th LP titled Oh Death and they have already a new one in the bag, titled MEDICINE. It’ll land on 13 October. Pre-order infohere.
Album artwork
Press statement: “Their fifth studio album does away with any need to dwell on
the past, returning with a more introspective, slightly mellower psych-folk sound that remains recognisably them. Whilst it can be hard to discern direct meaning from the vocals themselves, there is a consistently restrained, warm feel across the whole work, and the band suggest that the overall theme of the album is about “the impermanence
of life in different ways: sickness, relationships, love, death and how our time is finite”.
Goat: “Say that you are a generous person and after a while people
see your generosity not as a gesture of love, but instead something that
they are entitled to. You have become the unemployment office.”
Unemployment Office is a rippling psychedelic groove with
repetitive Krautrock dynamics, mesmerizing guitar play and
hazy vocals. A-1 score.
The hardest working band on the planet KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD
– 15 albums in 11 years – launch this month, not one, not two, but three new LPs.
First Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lave this Friday, Laminated Denim next
week and in two weeks Changes
I don’t know what these guys eat, drink, sniff or
swallow, but their production is off the charts.
To start their coming triple tour de force discover new single, and
the awesome, eye-catching accompanying video clip IRON LUNG…
Band: POSE Who: A trio having come from backgrounds covering indie pop, grunge, and post-punk, POSE have unearthed a collective sonic understanding that bridges elements of hard-hitting alternative rock, scintillating pop, and grandiose soundscaping. This culminates in
a sound which blends Ruby’s ‘hypnotic yet soulful’ voice over music which is full to the brim of ‘teeth and claws’.
Throughout the song the vocals vary from in intensity, sometimes floating airily
above the music while at other times digging in with aggression and emotion and eventually all out shouting. The lyrics offer a subtle introspection over the role schools
and societies play in sculpting children into teenagers, almost as though they’ve come straight off of a production line.
This is a spectacular stunner, an astonishing roller coaster, a staggering
mixed emotions hellraiser combining insane guitars with dream pop luster.
Lana Del Rey going Gothic? Yes, but via singer-songwriter Ronan Conray
who turns her gripping 2012 ballad Dark Paradise into a darkwavish Goth-pop
tune, inflaming emotions with a synth-symphonic chorus.
Artists: TFD Who: As they claim themselves “It was beyond time for a band
to form from the ashes of long-dead late-80s joy and now one has.”
“We wrote this tune in less time than it takes to listen to it.”
TFD love total fucking darkness, and I’m sure they love the shadowy side
of British synth-dream-pop icons Pet Shop Boys too. They sound brisk, ghostly
and romantic all at the same time, and also sensually catchy. Touchdown.
How do I hide that I still love you?
Headed blind into the light and you’re coming to,
to live in the clouds with the cherubim,
you can be an angel and I’ll be Him.
Band: GOAT Who: Alt/experimental collective from Sweden
looking like a carnival group with their masks. Active: 2012 / 4 studio albums (incl. new one).
New album: OH DEATH Release: 21 October 2022 – more info here
Band:GOAT Who: Formed in 2012, the experimental band’s anonymous members
claimed to hail from the remote and cursed village of Korpilombo in northern
Sweden, where inhabitants had for centuries been devoted to a form of voodoo
introduced by a traveling witch doctor – there was no one else on earth quite
like them. They have delivered 3 studio albums so far.
New album: HEADSOUP Info: A globetrotting acid trip of an album, collecting rarities spanning
the band’s career – standalone singles, B-sides and two brand new tracks.
These out-of-this-world voodoo priests remind me of those other weirdos,
Louisiana-based The Residents as both bands wear masks since day 1, and
we have no clue who they really are. But that’s actually the only similarity as
The Residents are a one-eyeball-prog-rock-opera ensemble who is totally
unpredictable but harmless, whereas GOAT is a mind-bewitching psych-o-delic
tribe who put a spell on you and you never know what happens next. Spooky!
Ahead of Headsoup comes new single Queen Of The Underground. A puzzling-electrifying trance groove moving like a vicious snake climbing out of its basket. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard will love this to death.
Band: THE JESUS LIZARD Who: Noise rock heroes from Austin, Texas Active: 1987–1999, 2008–2010, 2017–present
Album: GOAT – the band’s 2nd LP Producer: Steve Albini Released: 15 March 1991 – 30 years ago today
AllMusic wrote: “The Jesus Lizard’s second album followed in the vein of the first with little immediate variation: loud, excellently produced by Steve Albini, plenty of space in the recording to emphasize the sheer force of McNeilly’s drums and Sims’ bass, and more besides… The little-remarked-upon ability of the rhythm section to kick out some ass-shaking jams spikes up such great numbers as “Nub,” which almost predicts Rocket From the Crypt down to the gang-shout vocals… The whole album seems like a party in hell, not to mention demonstrative proof that there’s still plenty of fun to be had with a basic rock lineup; it’s all in the matter of how it’s handled.” Full review here. Score: 4.5/5.
Turn Up The Volume: Influential for tons of bands that came
after them following Jesus as his devoted noise apostles.
