Meat Puppets | ||
| Allmusic Biography : Out of all of the bands that made SST Records a towering force in the American underground during the mid-80s, Meat Puppets lasted the longest, surviving where other bands fell apart. They were also one of the first bands on the label to drift away from the fractured but muscular punk-oriented sound that had been SSTs initial trademark. Their self-titled 1982 debut album was a full-on punk record that only hinted at the eclecticism of their work to come, but with 1984s Meat Puppets II, the band had matured into an amalgam of punk energy, hard rock guitar prowess, country melodicism, and psychedelic exploration, with ZZ Top, the Grateful Dead, and Neil Young as their most obvious influences. While the proportions would change over the course of their recording career, the principal ingredients of their formula for the most part would not, as they ambled from the trippiness of 1985s Up on the Sun to the clean precision of 1987s Mirage and the ZZ Top-style hard rock swagger of 1987s Huevos. Meat Puppets moved up to the major labels with 1991s Forbidden Places, and 1994s Too High to Die gave them a long-awaited commercial breakthrough with the hit single "Backwater." But bad fortune dogged the band in the wake of 1995s No Joke, and it wasnt until 2009s Sewn Together that Meat Puppets seemed to regain their musical footing after returning to their independent roots. The core of Meat Puppets comprised Curt (guitar; born January 10, 1959) and Cris Kirkwood (bass; born October 22, 1960), a pair of brothers born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. As teenagers, the Kirkwoods played in local rock & roll bands, primarily playing mainstream rock and hard rock. After graduating from a Jesuit prep school, the brothers formed Meat Puppets in 1980 with drummer Derrick Bostrom. Unlike the Kirkwoods earlier bands, the Meat Puppets were directly inspired by punk rock; they were so committed to keeping the music punk that they refused to rehearse. A little over a year after their formation, Meat Puppets released their first EP, In a Car, on World Imitation. At this point in their career, the band was at its noisiest, playing furious hardcore with avant-garde leanings. Greg Ginn, the lead guitarist for Black Flag and the head of SST Records, heard the record and offered the Meat Puppets a contract with SST. In 1982, the band released their full-length eponymous debut album on SST, which continued in the experimental vein of their EP. Meat Puppets didnt develop their own distinctive voice until their second album, Meat Puppets II, which was released in 1984. On Meat Puppets II, the band created a fusion of punk and country that sounded unlike anything else in the American underground. With their second album and constant touring, Meat Puppets began to attract a dedicated cult following across the U.S. that continued to grow throughout the rest of the decade. In 1985, the group released their third album, Up on the Sun, which earned them their first reviews in mainstream music publications. Up on the Sun also demonstrated that the band were beginning to streamline their sound, moving closer to traditional blues-rock, country-rock, and psychedelia. This shift toward conventional hard rock continued throughout the late 80s, as the band gradually sanded away their rougher punk edges. After releasing an EP called Out My Way in 1986, Meat Puppets released two critically acclaimed albums -- Mirage and Huevos -- in 1987. By the time Mirage was released, Meat Puppets had established themselves as college radio stars, as well as popular attractions on the American underground circuit. Monsters, their final album for SST Records, was released in 1989, and its heavy rock attack foreshadowed the approach the band would adopt in the following decade. The straightforward sound of Monsters wasnt greeted favorably by the bands cult following, and the record stiffed on college radio. Following the weak reception of Monsters, Meat Puppets broke up. In 1991, they re-formed and signed a major-label deal with London Records. Before they recorded their first album for London, SST issued the compilation No Strings Attached in 1990. The following year, Forbidden Places, the groups major-label debut, appeared in the stores. Forbidden Places was neither a commercial nor underground success. For two years after the release of Forbidden Places, Meat Puppets were relatively quiet, playing a couple of gigs every once in a while. In 1993, they re-emerged as an opening act on Nirvanas In Utero tour. Toward the end of the tour, Nirvana taped an appearance for MTV Unplugged, during which they covered three songs from Meat Puppets II with Meat Puppets themselves. The exposure on MTV Unplugged helped set the stage for the commercial breakthrough of the bands second major-label album, 1994s Too High to Die. Released around the same time as MTV Unplugged originally aired, Too High to Die didnt gather much attention at first, but after Kurt Cobains suicide in April, the record and its first single, "Backwater," began to move. This was due to radios acceptance of "Backwater," but also to MTVs constant airings of Nirvanas MTV Unplugged. By the summer of 1994, "Backwater" was a genuine hit, climbing to number two on the album rock charts and just missing the pop Top 40. None of the other singles from Too High to Die performed quite as well, but the album was a success, becoming the groups first to go gold. Meat Puppets released No Joke!, their follow-up to Too High to Die, in the fall of 1995. However, this album received mediocre reviews and little airplay, and disappeared from the charts and radio a few months after its release. Following this setback, the Pups effectively went on hiatus. Derrick Bostrom recorded a one-off EP of goofy, saccharine pop covers for the Amarillo label in 1996 under the name Todays Sounds; he subsequently took a job with a multimedia company, also overseeing both the bands website and Rykodiscs 1999 Meat Puppets reissue campaign. Cris Kirkwood, unfortunately, did not fare so well. With the influx of fame and cash, his drug problem had worsened during the No Joke! sessions, and in 1995, he married Michelle Tardif, whose own addictions and run-ins with the law sent things spiraling out of control. Tragedy struck in December 1996, when the Kirkwoods mother died, and again in August 1998 when Tardif died of a drug overdose. After virtually disappearing for a short time, Cris began to sort out his addictions in rehab programs, and his attendant legal problems in court. Meanwhile, the bands label, London Records, was swallowed up by Universal in a corporate mega-merger. An overloaded Curt Kirkwood had already relocated to Austin, Texas, prior to Tardifs death; there he formed a new outfit dubbed the Royal Neanderthal Orchestra with ex-Pariah members Kyle Ellison (guitar) and Shandon Sahm (drums; also the son of Doug Sahm), plus former Bob Mould bassist Andrew DuPlantis. Eventually, this group took over the Meat Puppets name (although neither Bostrom nor Cris Kirkwood were ever officially removed from the lineup). Curt secured a release from his prior contract and signed with Breaking, an Atlantic subsidiary. Golden Lies, Meat Puppets first new album in five years, was released in the fall of 2000. Seven years later, after a lengthy struggle with substance abuse, Cris Kirkwood reunited with brother Curt and new drummer Ted Marcus for the release of Rise to Your Knees. Touring lasted through the end of 2007, while sporadic shows kept the bandmates busy in 2008. They also returned to the studio that year, and their 12th studio effort, Sewn Together, was released in the spring of 2009. The band continued to stay busy, announcing that they would be performing Up on the Sun at the Animal Collective-curated All Tomorrows Parties in 2011. They also continued to work on new material, and went into Spoons HiFi Studio in Austin to work on their 13th studio album, Lollipop. It was released in April of 2011 by Megaforce Records. In 2013, Meat Puppets attempted to take a simplified approach for their 14th album, Rat Farm, and the Kirkwood brothers were joined by return drummer Shandon Sahm and Curts son Elmo on guitar. In 2017, the Meat Puppets were inducted into the Arizona Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame, and for the occasion, Derrick Bostrom performed with the Kirkwood Brothers for the first time since 1996. The band and the audience were enthusiastic about the set, and in June 2018, when Shandon Sahm opted to leave the band, Bostrom returned to the Meat Puppets on a permanent basis. Dusty Notes, the first Meat Puppets album since Bostrom rejoined the group, was released in March 2019. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 21 Title: In a Car Released: 1981 Tracks: 5 Duration: 05:18 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 In a Car (01:21) 2 Big House (01:06) 3 Dolphin Field (01:10) 4 Out in the Gardener (01:03) 5 Foreign Lawns (00:37) |
 | Album: 2 of 21 Title: Meat Puppets Released: 1982 Tracks: 32 Duration: 50:57 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Reward (01:10) 2 Love Offering (01:29) 3 Blue‐Green God (01:22) 4 Walking Boss (02:52) 5 Melons Rising (00:51) 6 Saturday Morning (01:29) 7 Our Friends (02:10) 8 Tumblin’ Tumbleweeds (02:03) 9 Milo, Sorghum and Maize (02:14) 10 Meat Puppets (01:36) 11 Playing Dead (01:27) 12 Litter Box (00:52) 13 Electromud (00:47) 14 The Gold Mine (01:02) 15 In a Car (01:21) 16 Big House (01:06) 17 Dolphin Field (01:10) 18 Out in the Gardener (01:03) 19 Foreign Lawns (00:37) 20 Meat Puppets (01:33) 21 Everybody’s Talking (02:42) 22 H‐Elenore (01:39) 23 Hair (01:25) 24 I Got a Right (02:40) 25 I Am a Child (02:14) 26 Franklin’s Tower (04:52) 27 Milo Sorghum & Maize (01:32) 28 Electromud (00:45) 29 Love Offering (01:02) 30 Saturday Morning (01:11) 31 Magic Toy Missing (01:27) 32 Unpleasant (01:02) |
 | Album: 3 of 21 Title: Meat Puppets II Released: 1984-04 Tracks: 12 Duration: 30:25 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% TrackSamples Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Split Myself in Two (02:24) 2 Magic Toy Missing (01:21) 3 Lost (03:27) 4 Plateau (02:22) 5 Aurora Borealis (02:44) 6 We’re Here (02:43) 7 Climbing (02:43) 8 New Gods (02:12) 9 Oh, Me (03:02) 10 Lake of Fire (01:57) 11 I’m a Mindless Idiot (02:30) 12 The Whistling Song (02:57) |
 | Album: 4 of 21 Title: Up on the Sun Released: 1985-03 Tracks: 12 Duration: 33:46 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Up on the Sun (04:04) 2 Maiden’s Milk (03:19) 3 Away (03:27) 4 Animal Kingdom (01:24) 5 Hot Pink (03:27) 6 Swimming Ground (03:06) 7 Buckethead (02:22) 8 Too Real (02:13) 9 Enchanted Pork Fist (02:29) 10 Seal Whales (02:19) 11 Two Rivers (03:21) 12 Creator (02:09) |
 | Album: 5 of 21 Title: Out My Way Released: 1986-08 Tracks: 13 Duration: 54:07 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 She’s Hot (04:08) 2 Out My Way (04:50) 3 Other Kinds of Love (04:22) 4 Not Swimming Ground (04:07) 5 Mountain Line (04:24) 6 Good Golly Miss Molly (02:48) 7 I Just Want to Make Love to You (03:55) 8 On the Move (03:50) 9 Burn the Honky Tonk Down (01:59) 10 Boyhood Home (03:17) 11 Backwards Drums (04:20) 12 Everything Is Green (08:39) 13 Other Kinds of Love (2) (03:24) |
 | Album: 6 of 21 Title: Mirage Released: 1987-04 Tracks: 12 Duration: 40:21 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Mirage (03:42) 2 Quit It (02:38) 3 Confusion Fog (03:53) 4 The Wind and the Rain (02:58) 5 The Mighty Zero (03:18) 6 Get on Down (02:56) 7 Leaves (02:40) 8 I Am a Machine (04:24) 9 Beauty (03:04) 10 A Hundred Miles (03:37) 11 Love Our Children Forever (03:58) 12 Liquified (03:09) |
 | Album: 7 of 21 Title: Huevos Released: 1987-10 Tracks: 9 Duration: 36:19 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Paradise (04:39) 2 Look at the Rain (04:22) 3 Bad Love (03:13) 4 Sexy Music (05:29) 5 Crazy (04:44) 6 Fruit (03:31) 7 Automatic Mojo (03:23) 8 Dry Rain (02:55) 9 I Can’t Be Counted On (04:00) |
 | Album: 8 of 21 Title: Monsters Released: 1989 Tracks: 13 Duration: 59:46 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Attacked by Monsters (04:42) 2 Light (04:18) 3 Meltdown (03:09) 4 In Love (03:54) 5 The Void (06:25) 6 Touchdown King (06:09) 7 Party Till the World Obeys (04:22) 8 Flight of the Fire Weasel (03:18) 9 Strings on Your Heart (05:11) 10 Like Being Alive (04:42) 11 Wish Upon a Storm (04:27) 12 Flight of the Fire Weasel, Part 1 (04:25) 13 Flight of the Fire Weasel, Part 2 (04:44) |
 | Album: 9 of 21 Title: No Strings Attached Released: 1990 Tracks: 24 Duration: 1:14:41 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Big House (01:06) 2 In a Car (01:21) 3 Tumblin’ Tumbleweeds (02:03) 4 Reward (01:10) 5 The Whistling Song (02:57) 6 New Gods (02:12) 7 Lost (03:27) 8 Lake of Fire (01:57) 9 Split Myself in Two (02:24) 10 Up on the Sun (04:04) 11 Swimming Ground (03:06) 12 Maiden’s Milk (03:19) 13 Buckethead (02:22) 14 Out My Way (04:50) 15 Confusion Fog (03:53) 16 I Am a Machine (04:24) 17 Quit It (02:38) 18 Beauty (03:04) 19 Look at the Rain (04:22) 20 I Can’t Be Counted On (04:00) 21 Automatic Mojo (03:23) 22 Meltdown (03:09) 23 Like Being Alive (04:42) 24 Attacked by Monsters (04:42) |
 | Album: 10 of 21 Title: Forbidden Places Released: 1991-07-09 Tracks: 11 Duration: 37:48 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Sam (03:12) 2 Nail It Down (03:37) 3 This Day (03:18) 4 Open Wide (03:13) 5 Another Moon (03:43) 6 That’s How It Goes (03:28) 7 Whirlpool (03:35) 8 Popskull (03:10) 9 No Longer Gone (04:00) 10 Forbidden Places (03:04) 11 Six Gallon Pie (03:24) |
| Forbidden Places : Allmusic album Review : Veteran independent rockers the Meat Puppets finally took the plunge and signed with a major label in the early 90s, London Records, the first home of one of their favorite bands, ZZ Top. Judging from their previous release (1989s Monsters), it appeared as though the trio was going in a more experimental direction, away from the raw and direct approach of their early works. But the Puppets surprised their fans by going back to their live-in-the-room feel, resulting in one of their finest albums, 1991s Forbidden Places. Unfortunately, it became yet another criminally overlooked release for the band, getting lost in the shuffle since it was released just prior to the Seattle explosion in the fall of 1991. The turbo-charged album opener, "Sam," is a razor-sharp rocker that features a humorous, lightning-fast vocal delivery from the Kirkwood brothers; other standouts include the bluesy "Nail It Down," the tranquil "This Day" and "No Longer Gone," and such ragers as "Open Wide," "Popskull," and the title track. And what Meat Puppets album would be complete without a few country ditties? The lonesome "Thats How It Goes" and the breakneck album-closing instrumental "Six Gallon Pie" showed off the trios cowboy roots splendidly. | ||
 | Album: 11 of 21 Title: Too High to Die Released: 1994-01-25 Tracks: 13 Duration: 52:10 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Violet Eyes (03:51) 2 Never to Be Found (04:46) 3 We Don’t Exist (03:44) 4 Severed Goddess Hand (02:59) 5 Flaming Heart (04:49) 6 Shine (03:50) 7 Station (02:22) 8 Roof With a Hole (03:34) 9 Backwater (03:42) 10 Things (04:06) 11 Why? (04:20) 12 Evil Love (03:07) 13 Comin’ Down / Lake of Fire (06:56) |
| Too High to Die : Allmusic album Review : Although the Meat Puppets previous album, 1991s Forbidden Places, was one of the Arizona trios finest, the band wasnt completely happy with the albums sound, courtesy of longtime Dwight Yoakam producer Pete Anderson. So on their second album for London Records, 1994s Too High to Die, the trio hooked up with Butthole Surfer Paul Leary to put them back on track. Not only did they succeed, but they scored a big radio hit with the melodic rocker "Backwater," and the release became their first to be certified gold. The electrified album opener "Violet Eyes" kicks things off, and immediately thereafter, the trio takes you on a wild musical rollercoaster ride. Hard rock ("We Dont Exist," "Station," an unlisted remake of "Lake of Fire"), blues rock ("Roof with a Hole"), ballads ("Shine," "Why?"), country ("Comin Down"), and demented pop/rock ("Never to Be Found," "Severed Goddess Hand," "Flaming Heart," "Things") help make up perhaps the bands most musically varied album. | ||
 | Album: 12 of 21 Title: No Joke! Released: 1995-10-03 Tracks: 13 Duration: 54:55 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Scum (03:53) 2 Nothing (06:27) 3 Head (04:18) 4 Taste of the Sun (03:58) 5 Vampires (04:35) 6 Predator (04:31) 7 Poison Arrow (03:11) 8 Eyeball (04:04) 9 For Free (04:29) 10 Cobbler (03:25) 11 Inflatable (03:28) 12 Sweet Ammonia (04:16) 13 Chemical Garden (live) (04:14) |
 | Album: 13 of 21 Title: Live in Montana Released: 1999-02-23 Tracks: 12 Duration: 59:17 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Touchdown King (05:30) 2 Cotton Candy Land (02:49) 3 Automatic Mojo (04:14) 4 Plateau (02:45) 5 Maiden’s Milk (03:57) 6 Lake of Fire (02:59) 7 I Can’t Be Counted On (03:22) 8 Liquified (02:50) 9 Dough Rey Mi (04:15) 10 S.W.A.T. (Get Down) / Attacked by Monsters / Blue Bayou (16:01) 11 Party Till the World Obeys (03:48) 12 The Small Hours / Paranoids / Sweet Leaf (06:41) |
 | Album: 14 of 21 Title: Golden Lies Released: 2000-09-26 Tracks: 14 Duration: 58:44 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Intro (00:51) 2 Armed and Stupid (03:21) 3 I Quit (03:01) 4 Lamp (05:53) 5 Hercules (03:34) 6 Batwing (03:08) 7 Take Off Your Clothes (04:00) 8 You Love Me (03:52) 9 Pieces of Me (03:46) 10 Push the Button (04:53) 11 Tarantula (04:05) 12 Endless Wave (04:30) 13 Wipeout (03:54) 14 Fatboy / Fat / Requiem (09:50) |
 | Album: 15 of 21 Title: Meat Puppets Live Released: 2002 Tracks: 17 Duration: 1:15:43 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Intro (04:35) 2 Armed and Stupid (03:01) 3 Wipe Out (03:39) 4 I Quit (03:01) 5 Hercules (03:13) 6 Oh, Me (03:11) 7 Push the Button (04:35) 8 Lamp (05:35) 9 Pieces of Me (03:32) 10 Up on the Sun (07:21) 11 Take Off Your Clothes (04:49) 12 Fatboy / Fat / Requiem (09:41) 13 Lake of Fire (02:38) 14 Way That It Are (04:08) 15 You Love Me (03:50) 16 Plateau (02:47) 17 Touchdown King (06:01) |
 | Album: 16 of 21 Title: Classic Puppets Released: 2004 Tracks: 24 Duration: 1:17:03 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Foreign Lawns (00:38) 2 H-Elenore (01:38) 3 Blue Green God (01:22) 4 Walking Boss (02:40) 5 Lost (03:27) 6 Plateau (02:22) 7 Lake of Fire (01:57) 8 The Whistling Song (02:57) 9 Up on the Sun (04:04) 10 Swimming Ground (03:06) 11 Enchanted Porkfist (02:31) 12 Two Rivers (03:21) 13 Out My Way (04:50) 14 On the Move (03:50) 15 Burn the Honky Tonk Down (01:59) 16 Confusion Fog (03:53) 17 Get on Down (02:56) 18 Look at the Rain (04:22) 19 Sexy Music (05:30) 20 Dough Rey Mi (03:40) 21 Light (04:18) 22 Strings on Your Heart (03:40) 23 Meltdown (03:35) 24 New Leaf (04:20) |
 | Album: 17 of 21 Title: Rise to Your Knees Released: 2007-07-17 Tracks: 15 Duration: 1:07:29 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Fly Like the Wind (05:31) 2 On the Rise (04:01) 3 Radio Moth (03:44) 4 Tiny Kingdom (05:04) 5 Enemy Love Song (03:24) 6 Spit (04:20) 7 Island (03:51) 8 Vultures (04:09) 9 Stone Eyes (03:59) 10 This Song (04:22) 11 New Leaf (03:57) 12 Disappear (04:18) 13 The Ship (04:17) 14 Ice (06:11) 15 Light the Fire (06:21) |
 | Album: 18 of 21 Title: Sewn Together Released: 2009-05-12 Tracks: 12 Duration: 48:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Sewn Together (03:08) 2 Blanket of Weeds (05:14) 3 I’m Not You (04:28) 4 Sapphire (04:00) 5 Rotten Shame (05:20) 6 Go to Your Head (03:45) 7 Clone (04:37) 8 Smoke (03:17) 9 S.K.A (03:28) 10 Nursery Rhyme (04:29) 11 The Monkey and the Snake (03:09) 12 Love Mountain (03:44) |
 | Album: 19 of 21 Title: Lollipop Released: 2011-04-12 Tracks: 12 Duration: 46:37 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Incomplete (04:09) 2 Orange (04:11) 3 Shave It (04:18) 4 Baby Don’t (03:11) 5 Hour of the Idiot (03:35) 6 Lantern (03:34) 7 Town (03:20) 8 Damn Thing (03:44) 9 Amazing (04:49) 10 Way That It Are (03:28) 11 Vile (04:42) 12 The Spider and the Spaceship (03:29) |
 | Album: 20 of 21 Title: Rat Farm Released: 2013-04-16 Tracks: 12 Duration: 45:58 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Wikipedia Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Rat Farm (03:54) 2 One More Drop (03:46) 3 Down (03:25) 4 Leave Your Head Alone (04:20) 5 Again (03:25) 6 You Don’t Know (04:13) 7 Waiting (03:14) 8 Time and Money (03:51) 9 Sometimes Blue (03:48) 10 Original One (04:12) 11 River Rose (03:22) 12 Sweet (04:22) |
| Rat Farm : Allmusic album Review : Meat Puppets fans have been itching for a return to form since bassist and co-founder Cris Kirkwood came back to the fold in 2007. Curious recording decisions, such as the inclusion of synthesizers and studio sheen on 2011s Lollipop, have prevented a concrete follow-up, but realizing people were longing for music in a similar vein as the classic outings Meat Puppets I, II, and Up on the Sun, guitarist/vocalist Curt Kirkwood explained in a press statement that he was attempting to keep their music simple for Rat Farm. He made the conscious decision to write songs around open chords and simple melodies without complicating the songs with too many additional parts or changes, as the brothers Kirkwood tend to do. In truth, the swirling harmonies and the country-fried noodling potentially make the album slightly more complex than originally intended, but the frills are never intrusive, and the dumbed-down approach and straight-ahead recording style make Rat Farm the best re-creation of their earlier laid-back psych-punk vibe since Huevos. Four decades in, the lyrics continue to be playful and, worn around the edges as the Kirkwoods may be, the group sounds comfortable, passionate, and inspired. Perhaps this breath of renewal is due to younger members, Curts son Elmo on second guitar and drummer Shandon Sahm, son of Tejano music legend Doug Sahm. Hard to stack up to the wonder years this far into their career, but Rat Farm comes darn close. The tracks on their 14th outing are the closest theyve come in a long time to the colorful, no-frills brand of twangy alt-rock and informal punk (with hints of Americana, country, folk, and prog) that they instilled on their SST records. | ||
 | Album: 21 of 21 Title: Dusty Notes Released: 2019-03-08 Tracks: 10 Duration: 39:59 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Warranty (03:58) 2 Nine Pins (04:04) 3 On (03:22) 4 Unfrozen Memory (04:23) 5 Dusty Notes (03:45) 6 The Great Awakening (05:14) 7 Sea of Heartbreak (02:49) 8 Nightcap (04:35) 9 Vampyr’s Winged Fantasy (03:39) 10 Outflow (04:09) |