{"product_id":"dead-meat-vinyl-re-issue-lp","title":"DEAD MEAT VINYL RE-ISSUE (LP)","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVENUS VINYL OF THE MONTH - JANUARY 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelease Date: 23rd October 2026 (ORD: January 2023)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe band which features current\/former members of Joanna Gruesome, Ex-Vöid, Sniffany \u0026amp; The Nits, make a wonderfully catchy concoction of hook-laden jangle-pop, 90’s indie-rock and lo-fi post-punk. ‘Dead’ good!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\/p\u003e","brand":"SECRE - SECRETLY CANADIAN","offers":[{"title":"BLACK VINYL LP","offer_id":55697130389880,"sku":"VEV-12827","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/6395\/4238\/files\/PID-09885-183-001.png?v=1791760306","url":"https:\/\/venusvinyl.com\/products\/dead-meat-vinyl-re-issue-lp","provider":"VENUS VINYL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}