{"product_id":"tubs-dead-meat-cd-65007667403","title":"The Tubs - Dead Meat [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon group The Tubs return to Trouble In Mind with their hotly anticipated full-length album entitled \"Dead Meat\". The band were formed in 2018 from the ashes of beloved UK post-punk band Joanna Gruesome by former members Owen 'O' Williams and George 'GN' Nicholls. By incorporating elements of post-punk, traditional British folk, and guitar jangle seasoned by nonchalant Cleaners From Venus-influenced pop hooks and contemporary antipodean indie bands (Twerps\/Goon Sax, et al).\"Dead Meat\" is resplendent in hi-fidelity strum \u0026amp; thrum, incorporating fleeting elements of post-punk and indie jangle, but the group's penchant for trad British folk \u0026amp; Canterbury folk-rock takes a noticeable, caffeinated step forward. Echoes of Fairport Convention's decidedly English chime cross swords with singer Owen Williams' lyrics directing Bryan Ferry's \"thinking man's libertine\" persona into a more dolorous outlook. Many songs (like \"Round The Bend\" and \"Duped\") soar with an urgent strum under Williams' acerbic lyrics, recalling a younger fiery Richard Thompson. They languish in an aching, bitter resignation (of both the situations described \u0026amp; the protagonist's place in it), particularly near the album's second half. Others like the previously released \"I Don't Know How It Works\", \"Two Person Love\" and \"Illusion\" (re-presented here as \"Illusion Pt. II\" and all rerecorded from their original 7-inch versions) up the urgency, implying that the journey for the person described in each tune is not over \u0026amp; may be even more desperate than before. The band has never been tighter \u0026amp; more dynamic, often imperceptibly ratcheting up the tension, an extra guitar strum overdubbed, a barely audible organ\/synth cranking under a chorus or bridge, or unexpected backups from current Ex-Vöid (and ex-Joanna Gruesome) vocalist Lan McArdle. The Tubs are poised to take over your stereo - there's no point in resisting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllusion pt. II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Person Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Don't Know How It Works\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDead Meat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSniveller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat's Fine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRound The Bend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWretched Lie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"598","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50792500330792,"sku":"65007667403","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/3833\/7576\/files\/4159597-2916998.jpg?v=1763992880","url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/tubs-dead-meat-cd-65007667403","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}