THE BEASTS OF BOURBON - Sour Mash (LP)

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: RRS289
Barcode: 8055515237320
Release Date: 13 November 2026
Label: RADIATION REISSUES

ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 1988 ON RED EYE RECORDS, SOUR MASH FINDS THE BEASTS OF BOURBON MOVING INTO DARKER AND MORE UNPREDICTABLE TERRITORY, EXPANDING ON THE RAW ENERGY OF THEIR EARLIER WORK WITH A HEAVIER, MORE TWISTED EDGE. THE SOUND IS THICK AND BROODING, BUILT ON GRINDING GUITARS, SLOW-BURNING RHYTHMS, AND A WORN, BLUES-SOAKED VOCAL DELIVERY THAT PULLS EVERYTHING INTO A LATE-NIGHT HAZE. THERE’S A SENSE OF TENSION THROUGHOUT, LOOSE BUT DELIBERATE, AS THE BAND STRETCHES ITS BLUES AND ROCK ROOTS INTO SOMETHING MORE DISTORTED AND UNSETTLING. LESS IMMEDIATE BUT DEEPER AND MORE IMMERSIVE, SOUR MASH STANDS AS A BOLD AND UNCOMPROMISING EVOLUTION OF THEIR SOUND.

Tracklisting

Side A

1. Hard Work Drivin’ Man
2. Hard For You
3. Watch Your Step
4. Playground
5. Door To Your Soul
6. These Are The Good Old Days
7. The Hate Inside

Side B

1. Pig
2. Driver Man

Gatefold sleeve.