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Hi Sorry State readers! Well, here we are already in November. Last night I was wearing a winter coat and today I’m outside wearing a tank top. That’s NC for ya. Anyways, let’s jump into it, shall we?
My pick for this week is the Lothario / New Buck Biloxi 7” tour split brought to us by Under the Gun. Lothario and New Buck Biloxi spent October touring the US, up and down the east coast. Sadly, they didn’t have a Raleigh date, but I’m sure they will in the future. The tour looked like tons of fun from the clips I’ve seen on Instagram.
This split has four raw and angsty garage punk tracks from two talented solo projects. I was introduced to Lothario through their Drunk Fuck / Black Hair 7” released a short time ago, and loved it. Both songs are totally addicting if you still wanna check that out on Bandcamp. Our copies sold really fast, so unfortunately we don’t have any of those left. But good news, Lothario made two more infectious tracks available on this split.
Lothario is the solo project of Annaliese Redlich, hailing from Naarm / Melbourne. She’s not new to the scene by any means, but Lothario is. I’ve come to learn that Lothario is a character and sort of the all-out, unapologetic, uninhibited representation and expression of Annaliese in her truest form. There is something very powerful about that and it certainly comes across in the music and from what I’ve seen in video clips of live shows.
Both Lothario tracks on this record are incredibly catchy and melodic with standout riffs and simple yet effective beats. The song Missing Person has it all. I found myself humming the melody at work all day yesterday. Annaliese has a real knack for writing a great melody. There is something about the bending of the chords that give it that warm and comforting tone that makes me think of Joy Division’s song Disorder (which might be my favorite song on the planet, so it’s a high compliment) or very early Cure. At the same time, the music is energetic, dancy, fun, and has a sense of humor.
It makes sense that Lothario joined (tour) forces with her mate, New Orleans punker Buck Biloxi (Rob Craig). He started a solo venture last year known as New Buck Biloxi. You may know him as Buck Biloxi or Buck Biloxi and the Fucks, and elsewhere. Talk about someone who is always up for trying something new. And this time he wanted to go at it alone. Luckily, he’s still as pissed off and entertaining as ever. Garage punk with a healthy dose of nihilism and even some poppy flair. Frozen Shut is a catchy tune you can’t help but like, but I Hate the Queen takes it another direction. With snarling vocals that give Johnny Rotten a run for his money, he sings about what he’d do if he met the queen. Well, he would “kick her in the teeth and take a picture of it!” That line made me laugh out loud.
Give it a try! You won’t be disappointed. It’s also limited to 300 copies! Ok I’m gonna wrap it up here and wish you a great week. Thanks for reading! Until next time..
-Angela