Officially out today! LBP's second album, recorded in 2008/2009, finally seeing the light of day. The first archival Woodson Lateral release. Streaming now on all the usual platforms.
4/4 Steve Albini was a working class intellectual, a no-bullshit voice of reason, a generous teacher, and a transcendent recording engineer, with a sharp, biting wit and a sense of humor. Lucky to have so much treasured music created and/or recorded by him. A great loss.
3/4 I remember hearing the first Shellac 7" for the first time-- how the sound of that recording jumped out of the speakers like nothing I had ever heard. He raised the bar massively for the quality of indie band recordings, and drum sounds more specifically.
2/4 ...Cut to a year of two later, when a friend brought over a VHS tape of the band playing live in Seattle. Seeing those biting, bitter lines coming from this scrawny, nerdy punk rocker, I was struck by the satirical brilliance of it all. Big Black soon became a staple for me.
1/4 So saddened by the passing of Steve Albini, a man who had a profound effect on my musical life. I'm reminded of hearing Big Black for the first time, when a coworker played them for me around 1988. I couldn't stand it. The singer sounded like a belligerent, arrogant prick..
City Ofβs self-titled LP [WLR003] from the year 2000 is up on Bandcamp finally. Still available via Spotify, Apple, etc. #CityOf
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New Release pending! First Woodson Lateral Full-length in a decade. Ben and Victor from Bookmobile resurface as "rock" "band" Little Theories. Just finishing up the final mastering tweaks. Official digital release in August. Eyeball-scrambling cover illustration by Mike Guss.