The Slow Death
Punishers
Rad Girlfriend Records (2017)
Punishers is the third LP from The Slow Death, fronted by ex-Pretty Boy Thorson & the Falling Angels mouthpiece Jesse Swan Thorson and backed by a rotating cast that includes Falling Angel Dave Strait, Dillinger Four’s Paddy Costello, The Ergs! Mike Yannich, and a slew of others depending on availability any given night. It’s also a natural extension of Pretty Boy Thorson, featuring a confrontational-yet-personal blend of deep-seated emotion and punk fury and frustration. Pretty Boy Thorson directly mined the emotional backdrop of country music while playing gruff-drunk punk. With The Slow Death, it’s honed into the power chord format with more punch and bite atop those lyrical laments.The songs on Punishers are pretty much all written in the first-person point of view. Lyrics start off with “I” and “why,” as Thorson belts out his frustrations about uncomfortable situations—a good many of which he’s created himself. It’s introspective and puts it all on the line for the listener, but with a universal tone behind the tunes that forges an intimate connection. It’s not singer-songwriter balladry, but catharsis.With 14 songs, each goes by quickly—from 30-seconds to four minutes a pop. While much of this record fits the bill of a No … Read more
Death From Above
Outrage! Is Now
Last Gang (2017)
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Jarboe & Father Murphy
Jarboe & Father Murphy
Consouling Sounds (2017)
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