{"product_id":"the-tubs-dead-meat-2026-repress","title":"The Tubs - Dead Meat (2026 Repress)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDead Meat is the debut studio album by British indie rock band \u003cstrong\u003eThe Tubs. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe band were formed in 2018 from the ashes of beloved UK post-punk band \u003cstrong\u003eJoanna Gruesome\u003c\/strong\u003e by former members \u003cstrong\u003eOwen 'O' Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge 'GN' Nicholls\u003c\/strong\u003e. By incorporating elements of post-punk, traditional British folk, and guitar jangle seasoned by nonchalant \u003cstrong\u003eCleaners From Venus\u003c\/strong\u003e-influenced pop hooks and contemporary antipodean indie bands (\u003cstrong\u003eTwerps\u003c\/strong\u003e\/\u003cstrong\u003eGoon Sax\u003c\/strong\u003e, et al).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eDead Meat\u003c\/em\u003e\" 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 \u003cstrong\u003eFairport Convention\u003c\/strong\u003e’s decidedly English chime cross swords with singer Owen Williams' lyrics directing \u003cstrong\u003eBryan Ferry\u003c\/strong\u003e's \"thinking man's libertine\" persona into a more dolorous outlook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany songs (like \"\u003cem\u003eRound The Bend\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eDuped\u003c\/em\u003e\") soar with an urgent strum under Williams' acerbic lyrics, recalling a younger fiery \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Thompson\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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 \"\u003cem\u003eI Don't Know How It Works\u003c\/em\u003e\", \"\u003cem\u003eTwo Person Love\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eIllusion\u003c\/em\u003e\" (re-presented here as \"\u003cem\u003eIllusion Pt. II\u003c\/em\u003e\" 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003cstrong\u003eEx-Vöid\u003c\/strong\u003e (and ex-Joanna Gruesome) vocalist \u003cstrong\u003eLan McArdle\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Tubs are poised to take over your stereo - there’s no point in resisting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MERGE RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":59348615790937,"sku":"SDZ-52064","price":26.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":59348615954777,"sku":"SDZ-52065","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0047106644_10.jpg?v=1788954333","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/the-tubs-dead-meat-2026-repress","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}