Hysterical Hazards
THE DECEMBERISTS ANNOUNCE HAZARDS TRACKLIST
Over at Stereogum our favorite masters of obscure songwriting and bookish lyricism the Decemberists have announced the tracklist for their upcoming ‘rock opera’ Hazards of Love. Looks like yet another twisting tale of intrigue, romanticism, and murder all under the familiar guise of harrowing but lilting pop tunes for which these 12th-monthers are famous. Check it out below:
01 “Prelude”
02 “Hazards Of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won’t Wrestle the Thistles Undone)”
03 “A Bower Scene”
04 “Won’t Want For Love (Margaret In The Taiga)”
05 “Hazards Of Love 2 (Wager All)”
06 “The Queen’s Approach”
07 “Isn’t It A Lovely Night?”
08 “The Wanting Comes In Waves / Repaid”
09 “An Interlude”
10 “The Rake’s Song”
11 “The Abduction Of Margaret”
12 “The Queen’s Rebuke / The Crossing”
13 “Annan Water”
14 “Margaret In Captivity”
15 “Hazards Of Love 3 (Revenge!)”
16 “The Wanting Comes In Waves” (Reprise)
17 “The Hazards Of Love 4 (The Drowned)”
02 “Hazards Of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won’t Wrestle the Thistles Undone)”
03 “A Bower Scene”
04 “Won’t Want For Love (Margaret In The Taiga)”
05 “Hazards Of Love 2 (Wager All)”
06 “The Queen’s Approach”
07 “Isn’t It A Lovely Night?”
08 “The Wanting Comes In Waves / Repaid”
09 “An Interlude”
10 “The Rake’s Song”
11 “The Abduction Of Margaret”
12 “The Queen’s Rebuke / The Crossing”
13 “Annan Water”
14 “Margaret In Captivity”
15 “Hazards Of Love 3 (Revenge!)”
16 “The Wanting Comes In Waves” (Reprise)
17 “The Hazards Of Love 4 (The Drowned)”
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TRYOUTS: ROLO TOMASSI’S HYSTERICS
We here at Cannibal Cheerleader consider ourselves connoisseurs of the punk scene in its many forms. From 77 punk, post-punk revival, ska, two-tone, oi, we’ve studied and nurtured an appreciation for it all. However, what 2008 seemed to be lacking for us was a heavy injection of some incredibly pummeling hardcore. Sure there were excellent releases, but nothing that seemed to push the boundaries, until we stumbled upon Rolo Tomassi and their debut LP Hysterics, which writhes and twists like a zombie on fire, spitting noodly guitar licks like sparks and filling the room with lead singer Eva Spence’s fanatical tongue-speak wailings. Sounding like a Mars Volta clone populated with straightedge punks with a fiery disposition, the band’s compositions tear across the spectrum, at times slow and meticulous at others stormy and hellish. For all the talk about hardcore becoming mired in sameness, Rolo Tomassi dismisses the nay-sayers with a wildly inventive record, one that’s sure to please any fans of uncommonly ferocious punk rock.
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Posted: December 10th, 2008
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