{"product_id":"the-tubs-cotton-crown-vinyl-lp","title":"The Tubs: Cotton Crown - VINYL LP","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eCotton Crown\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Tubs\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eMerge Records\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eVINYL LP\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e673855090313\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eRock\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2025-03-07\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eAdditional Details: \u003c\/b\u003eREISSUE\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Cotton Crown is the second full-length album from Celtic Jangle boyband venture The Tubs.Cotton Crown sees the group venture into darker, more personal territory while continuing to hone their highly addictive brand of songcraft. It's a true level up album which sees the band expand their sonic palette to take in a kaleidoscopic range of influences: everything from soulful pub rock (Chain Reaction) to Hüsker Dü aggression (One More Day) to melancholy sophisto-pop (Narcissist) gets a look in. The band continues to explore this world and create a distinctly Tub-ular sound in the process.This is in no small part down to Owen 'O' Williams' vocal performance- often compared to a young Richard Thomson- and his frank, bleakly funny lyric writing. The essential trick Cotton Crown plays is to offset Williams' lyrical bleakness with joyous, hook-laden blasts of pop perfection.Guitarist George Nicholls effortlessly slips between the virtuoso jangle of Marr, the driving folk-rock of Pentangle and the chorus-heavy hi-fi grooves of contemporary bands like Tops or The 1975 across the album. Add to that the breakneck rhythm section of Taylor Stewart (Drums) and Max Warren (Bass)- who attack each song with power-pop ferocity, recalling Guided by Voices at their drunken-yet-tight best- and you've got yourself a recipe for indie rock greatness. On his jangle-pop group's second album, the former Joanna Gruesome singer finds unlikely inspiration in familial grief. Against his glum lyrics and cold, stricken voice, the music chugs along merrily.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 The Thing Is \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Freak Mode \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Illusion \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Narcissist \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Chain Reaction \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Embarrassing \u003cbr\u003e1.7 One More Day \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Fair Enough \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Strange\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The Tubs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49763772989511,"sku":"46644992","price":22.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4546720-3728654.jpg?v=1791888879","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/the-tubs-cotton-crown-vinyl-lp","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}