{"product_id":"the-tubs-dead-meat","title":"The Tubs: Dead Meat - VINYL LP","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eDead Meat\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Tubs\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eTrouble in Mind\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eVINYL LP\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e650076674065\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eRock\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2023-01-27\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eAdditional Details: \u003c\/b\u003eExplicit Lyrics\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Illusion pt. II \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Two Person Love \u003cbr\u003e1.3 I Don't Know How It Works \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Dead Meat \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Sniveller \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Duped \u003cbr\u003e1.7 That's Fine \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Round The Bend \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Wretched Lie\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The Tubs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39918629453895,"sku":"43161447","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4159596-2917000.jpg?v=1711783644","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/the-tubs-dead-meat","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}