{"product_id":"the-tubs-dead-meat-cd","title":"The Tubs - Dead Meat [CD]","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: TIM173CD\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 0650076674034\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 27 Jan 2023\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Punk, Indie, Glam, Alternative\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUndertones, Twerps, Goon Sax, Television Personalities, Roxy Music. Limited “British Steel” Silver vinyl available for Indies only while supplies last. London band’s debut album (after one 7” on Prefect, and a 7-inch EP on TiM\/Prefect Records (UK)). Feat. current\/former mbrs of Joanna Gruesome, Ex-Void, GN, Sniffany \u0026amp; The Nits. London 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack listing: 1. Illusion Pt. II 2. Two-Person Love 3. I Don’t Know How It Works 4. Dead Meat 5. Sniveller 6. Duped 7. That’s Fine 8. Round The Bend 9. Wretched Lie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"The Tubs - I Don't Know How it Works\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kKf6qK8z-ko\" height=\"360\" width=\"464\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trouble in Mind","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42301404315804,"sku":"TIM173CD","price":13.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/1_1f6c337d-1643-4425-9539-afe0df7a6b3b.jpg?v=1674574381","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/the-tubs-dead-meat-cd","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}