Deer Tick War Elephant (HEAVY METAL VINYL) 05/20/2022

Deer Tick War Elephant (HEAVY METAL VINYL) 05/20/2022John McCauley, III wrote, arranged, played, and recorded the album at the tender age of 21. The album is full of songs wiser and more nuanced than John should have been able to produce according to natural law. The words are deliberate and heartfelt, and follow the lead of singer songwriter heroes of Johns like Townes van Zandt, Neil Young and Richie Valens. And the album concludes with a cover of the 1962 GRAMMY winning Song of the Year "What Kind of

the first disc is pretty tight

the Dead opened for The Who as part of Bill Graham’s historic Day on the Green concerts in 1976

Michael Patterson

on "Bluebird

with videos forming an integral part of the release

more sophisticated compositions and arrangements

The Lady Of Rage

" a track that first appeared in the Disney animated film Big Hero 6

B4 Of The Soul

Cracker Island is a Records & LPs from Gorillaz

no album context to muddy the water

it’s a hook filled barroom rock album that is as connected to 90’s Seattle catchy gloom as it is to left-of-the-dial late 80’s Minneapolis and 70’s Austin honky tonk