{"product_id":"agent-side-grinder-jack-vegas-lp","title":"Agent Side Grinder - Jack Vegas [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCat. no: LPPROGRE100B\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 7393210769595\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 26 May 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinally, Sweden's biggest electro\/post punk act is back with new material \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Jack Vegas' is the sixth album by Swedish electro\/post punk outft Agent Side Grinder. It marks the band's frst exploration of American culture, drawing heavily on the beatnik-era works of Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, as well as the proto-punk and avantgarde movements - while maintaining a contemporary\u003cbr\u003estorytelling perspective. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe American dream becomes a symbol for escape from a Europe ravaged by pandemics, war and fnancial instability. Lyrical themes revolve around boredom, resilience, government and corporate intrusion, and mental health - with the occasional glimmer of light. It's a drum machine-driven road movie, plotting its course through the desperate heart of rural Sweden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album has been produced by former ASG member Henrik Sunbring, and recorded in Stockholm during 2022. Genre-wise Agent Side Grinder has always existed in some kind of twilight zone. Deeply rooted in early electronic and industrial music as well as proto- and post punk, their sound is driven by iterative, suggestive beats and sudden bursts of untamed ferocity, built on equal parts dissonant samples and elegant melodies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe name 'Jack Vegas' is derived from a Swedish chain of low- stakes slot machines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLP Tracks: Waiting Room \/ Number by number \/ Bloodless \/ Madeleine \/ Flaws and fame \/ Jack Vegas \/ Decipher \/ The Unravelling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PROGRESS PRODUCTIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42472431354012,"sku":"LPPROGRE100B","price":23.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/1_b9e65691-e371-4927-9891-b8350f437617.jpg?v=1682525051","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/agent-side-grinder-jack-vegas-lp","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}