{"product_id":"digital-garbage","title":"Digital Garbage","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSince the late '80s,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMudhoney\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– the Seattle-based foursome whose muck-crusted version of rock, shot through with caustic wit and battened down by a ferocious low end – has been a high-pH tonic against the ludicrous and the insipid. Thirty years later, the world is experiencing a particularly high-water moment for both those ideals. But just in time, vocalist\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMark Arm\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitarist\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSteve Turner\u003c\/strong\u003e, bassist\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGuy Maddison\u003c\/strong\u003e, and drummer\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDan Peters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare back with\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDigital Garbage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, a barbed-wire-trimmed collection of sonic brickbats. Arm's raw yawp and his bandmates' long-honed chemistry make\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDigital Garbage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ean ideal release valve for the 2018 pressure cooker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"My sense of humor is dark, and these are dark times,\" says Arm. \"I suppose it's only getting darker.\"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDigital Garbage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eopens with the swaggering \"Nerve Attack,\" which can be heard as a nod both to modern-life anxiety and the ever-increasing threat of warfare. The album's title comes from the outro of \"Kill Yourself Live,\" which segues from a revved-up Arm organ solo into a bleak look at the way notoriety goes viral. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAppropriately enough, bits of recent news events float through the record: \"Please Mr. Gunman,\" on which Arm bellows \"We'd rather die in church!\" over his bandmates' careening charge, was inspired by a TV-news bubblehead's response to a 2017 church shooting, while the ominous refrain that opens the submerged-blues of \"Next Mass Extinction\" calls back to the clashes in Charlottesville.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMudhoney's\u003c\/strong\u003e core sound – steadily pounding drums, swamp-thing bass, squalling guitar wobble, Arm's hazardous-chemical voice – remains on \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDigital Garbage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, which the band recorded with longtime collaborator (and contributing pianist) \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohnny Sangster\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e at the Seattle studio Litho. The anti-religiosity shimmy \"21st Century Pharisees\" builds its case with Maddison's woozy synths, which Arm says \"add a really nice touch to the proceedings.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDigital Garbage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e closes with \"Oh Yeah,\" a brief celebration of skateboarding, surfing, biking, and the joy provided by these escape valves. In the end, the riffs and fury of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDigital Garbage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e will stand the test of time, even if some of the particulars [hopefully] fade away. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDie-cut gatefold jacket with custom dust sleeve and accompanying download coupon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNerve Attack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParanoid Core\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlease Mr. Gunman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKill Yourself Live\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNight and Fog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21st Century Pharisees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHey Neanderfuck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProsperity Gospel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMessiah's Lament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNext Mass Extinction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOh Yeah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Mudhoney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67808594133309,"sku":"npy1793032870418","price":13.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/1426\/0541\/files\/digital-garbage_1.jpg?v=1793032878","url":"https:\/\/temperature-regulate.shop\/products\/digital-garbage","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}