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TIM173lp-C2

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-11-25

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Secre­tly

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Sales:8.875

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650076674713

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TIM173cd

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2023-01-27

650076674034

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Artist

The Tubs

Genre US

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

Label US

Trouble In Mind Records

The Tubs is a Norwegian rock group hailing from Høyanger. With Tor Egil Høyvik on vocals and guitar, Bjarte Johansen on guitar and vocals, Arve Ullebø on drums, and Bjørn Nesse on bass and vocals, they create an electrifying sound that captivates audiences worldwide.
Formed in [year], The Tubs have been making waves in the music industry with their unique blend of rock influences. Their powerful performances and catchy melodies have earned them a dedicated fan base.
Whether you're a long-time fan or new to their music, The Tubs' energetic live shows are not to be missed. Get ready to rock out with this talented quartet as they continue to make their mark on the music scene.

Newest Listed Items

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 and thrum, incorporating fleeting elements of post-punk and indie jangle, but the group's penchant for trad British folk and 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 &amp; 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 and may be even more desperate than before. The band has never been tighter and 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.

Dead Meat

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