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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / new OBNOX double LP, THE GOSPEL TRUTH LP available for preorder
« on: May 30, 2013, 12:36:11 PM »
SHIPS ON OR BEFORE JUNE 18 * :
OBNOX - 'Corrupt Free Enterprise' 2XLP (12XU 052-1) $20.00
"Bim Thomas is a lucky bastard. Upon settling in Columbus-by-God-Ohio in the early ?90s, he found himself neck-deep in a killer music scene, and soon ended up as the Ringo for the legendary blues-punk power duo The Bassholes . Drifting northward to Cleveland as the sun rose on the 21st Century, Thomas landed in the drum throne for spastic post-punk upstarts This Moment in Black History, who even after ten years and a membership diaspora STILL rule the CLEpunk roost, while simultaneously keeping the pulse for other revered CLE outfits like The Deathers and Puffy Areolas.
But now, with midlife on the horizon, when most ragers at least start to slow down if not skid to a halt, Thomas is revealing previously unseen musical gifts that far transcend the metronome. With his band Obnox, of which he is the sole member (with heavy friends when he?s feeling like some company), Thomas has shown himself to be a songwriter of astonishing depth, injecting punk with the soul and balladry it too often lacks. Having become a stay-at-home dad, Thomas began messing around with a guitar, teaching himself how to play and write songs, and damn, he really TOOK to it. 2011 debut, ?I?m Bleeding Now?, was one of that year?s finest albums, and sold out so quickly a reissue was necessary only a year later. His new release, the double-LP ?Corrupt Free Enterprise? (12XU-052), is his 8th in only three years, and his strongest by miles. Featuring 17 scuzz-fi splatter gospel anthems ? 12 originals and 5 covers that run the gamut from nasty punk flameouts to ardent slow-burners, CFE spans four sides, each of which plays as an E.P. in its own right. Thomas has never shied away from bold statements, but CFE is his boldest and most ambitious yet."
- Ron Kretsch
(200 on blood red vinyl, the rest on black, gatefold sleeve, includes download code)
(?Deep In The Dusk (Redux)? previously appeared on the May 2013 double 7″, ?Canabible, Ohio EP?, available from Black Gladiator)
IN STORES ON OR BEFORE JUNE 18* :
THE GOSPEL TRUTH - 'A Lonely Man Does Foolish Things' LP (12XU 054-1) $13.00
Austin's The Gospel Truth have been knocking around since 2007, but it's only been in the past two years that vocalist/saxophonist/keyboard player Mark Tonucci's quartet have really caught fire. All-malicious-intent in a way that runs contrary to this city?s party vibe, they've emerged as one of the town?s top live bands in the process. Not only is it hard to come up with a regional precedent for The Gospel Truth, it?s almost as tough to ID an album as out of time as ?A Lonely Man Does Foolish Things?. The Flesh Eaters? ?A Minute To Pray, A Second To Die?, the Toiling Midgets? ?Sea Of Unrest? or maybe The Black Snakes' 'Crawl' come to mind, but that trio stuck out like sore cocks in their respective eras, too.
In this case, you've got a determined, unusually deft ensemble fronted by a singer who comes out of his shell in the best possible way. Featuring an all-star squad of Austin rockers (Patrick Travis of The Golden Boys, SsserpentssS, Jeremy Steen of the Flesh Lights and Nazi Gold, ex-When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth drummer Brandon Bennett Crowe) and touring the midwest this June.
(first 100 on gold vinyl, includes download code)
http://www.12XU.bigcartel.com
* - black vinyl version of 'Corrupt Free Enterprise', gold or black versions of 'A Lonely Man....' are shipping to mail order folks this week.
OBNOX - 'Corrupt Free Enterprise' 2XLP (12XU 052-1) $20.00
"Bim Thomas is a lucky bastard. Upon settling in Columbus-by-God-Ohio in the early ?90s, he found himself neck-deep in a killer music scene, and soon ended up as the Ringo for the legendary blues-punk power duo The Bassholes . Drifting northward to Cleveland as the sun rose on the 21st Century, Thomas landed in the drum throne for spastic post-punk upstarts This Moment in Black History, who even after ten years and a membership diaspora STILL rule the CLEpunk roost, while simultaneously keeping the pulse for other revered CLE outfits like The Deathers and Puffy Areolas.
But now, with midlife on the horizon, when most ragers at least start to slow down if not skid to a halt, Thomas is revealing previously unseen musical gifts that far transcend the metronome. With his band Obnox, of which he is the sole member (with heavy friends when he?s feeling like some company), Thomas has shown himself to be a songwriter of astonishing depth, injecting punk with the soul and balladry it too often lacks. Having become a stay-at-home dad, Thomas began messing around with a guitar, teaching himself how to play and write songs, and damn, he really TOOK to it. 2011 debut, ?I?m Bleeding Now?, was one of that year?s finest albums, and sold out so quickly a reissue was necessary only a year later. His new release, the double-LP ?Corrupt Free Enterprise? (12XU-052), is his 8th in only three years, and his strongest by miles. Featuring 17 scuzz-fi splatter gospel anthems ? 12 originals and 5 covers that run the gamut from nasty punk flameouts to ardent slow-burners, CFE spans four sides, each of which plays as an E.P. in its own right. Thomas has never shied away from bold statements, but CFE is his boldest and most ambitious yet."
- Ron Kretsch
(200 on blood red vinyl, the rest on black, gatefold sleeve, includes download code)
(?Deep In The Dusk (Redux)? previously appeared on the May 2013 double 7″, ?Canabible, Ohio EP?, available from Black Gladiator)
IN STORES ON OR BEFORE JUNE 18* :
THE GOSPEL TRUTH - 'A Lonely Man Does Foolish Things' LP (12XU 054-1) $13.00
Austin's The Gospel Truth have been knocking around since 2007, but it's only been in the past two years that vocalist/saxophonist/keyboard player Mark Tonucci's quartet have really caught fire. All-malicious-intent in a way that runs contrary to this city?s party vibe, they've emerged as one of the town?s top live bands in the process. Not only is it hard to come up with a regional precedent for The Gospel Truth, it?s almost as tough to ID an album as out of time as ?A Lonely Man Does Foolish Things?. The Flesh Eaters? ?A Minute To Pray, A Second To Die?, the Toiling Midgets? ?Sea Of Unrest? or maybe The Black Snakes' 'Crawl' come to mind, but that trio stuck out like sore cocks in their respective eras, too.
In this case, you've got a determined, unusually deft ensemble fronted by a singer who comes out of his shell in the best possible way. Featuring an all-star squad of Austin rockers (Patrick Travis of The Golden Boys, SsserpentssS, Jeremy Steen of the Flesh Lights and Nazi Gold, ex-When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth drummer Brandon Bennett Crowe) and touring the midwest this June.
(first 100 on gold vinyl, includes download code)
http://www.12XU.bigcartel.com
* - black vinyl version of 'Corrupt Free Enterprise', gold or black versions of 'A Lonely Man....' are shipping to mail order folks this week.
