the men of shellac dont give a fuck what you or i think. you want proof? listen to any shellac record and i think its pretty evident that they dont. cold and mechanical is the way of shellac and nobody does it better. shellac was the perfect soundtrack for my days of meandering through the streets of the cold and depressing chicago winters. whether it was making my way to the bus/el or stumbling out of bar/record shop, shellac was never far from my ears. they are really the only music that makes me wanna shove someone and then laugh in delight.
their new record, excellent italian greyhound, is classic shellac. if you already dig that uneasy feeling that each shellac record can give ya then you will definitely not be disappointed. in fact, its probably their best since at action park.
here they are performing @ the music unlimited festival on 11.11.01.
this can now be found here.
3. mama gina
5. my black ass
6. watch song
8. rush job
10. the rambler song
12. billiard player song (continued) / wingwalker
14. new song
15. crow
shellac 25th touch and go anniversary
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and 14 is “Be Prepared” from the new album.
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shellac seriously blew my mind the first time i heard them on a mixtape that a friend gave me (“crow”). ever since then, they’ve definitely filled an era of my life with their grinding riffs and albini’s fantastic rage. “to the one true god above…” so awesome.
shellac are definitely my favorite.
bonus: the packaging for excellent italian greyhound is great!! just picked it up yesterday.
very cool lisa. i cant listen to em all the time but when i do its pretty spectacular. i have yet to actually “buy” it but they always have cool packaging.
since i upgraded my sound system at home and my in-ear headphones, i’ve been poking and prodding around looking for shellac on vinyl. you know how albini goes on and on about analog… i’m curious to see what it sounds like.
though the reviews were right – the production on greyhound is a little subpar compared to action park, etc. it’s a fantastic album though. it definitely transports me to a foreign barren shellacked land.
your local “indie” shop should have all the shellac records on vinyl – at least they should. if not ebay’s a good source. the 1000 hurts vinyl package includes the cd too or it used to anyway. greyhound sounds a bit sludgier than previous shellac records but i think that may have been part of the point considering how anal albini is about that stuff.
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