Free Lsd

OFF!, the punk think tank helmed by Keith Morris (exBlack Flag, Circle Jerks) and Dimitri Coats (ex-Burning Brides), have just announced that their first new fulllength in eight years is slated for release from Fat Possum. Free LSD effectively hits reset on the band, as the injection of new energy into their signature high-anxiety sound bonfires via new drummer Justin Brown (Thundercat, Flying Lotus, Herbie Hancock) and bassist Autry Fulbright II (...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead) pushes the concept of punk into another frenetic dimension. The effect is palpable and volatile, adding a new swing to the music’s incendiary thrust. While the new lineup brings an experimental flair to the table, catapulting their subterranean howl into the orbit of Sun Ra and The Stooges by way of Coats imbibing a number of songs with layers of electronics amid explosions of percussive virtuosity from Brown and bursts of guest saxophone from Jon Wahl (Claw Hammer), Morris sounds timeless as ever, unleashing torrents of nononsense screeds across 90 second furnace blasts like “Kill To Be Heard.” Speaking on the album’s distinctly revitalized sound, Morris states: 'After making music for as long as I have, it was time to use a palette that includes lime green, turquoise, and magenta instead of the typical colors and shades that were involved in all of the other breakneck and car chase scenarios. Miles Davis with Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters as opposed to Milo Goes to College.'

Tracks

1~1~Slice Up The Pie
1~2~Time Will Come
1~3~War Above Los Angeles
1~4~Kill To Be Heard
1~5~F
1~6~Invisible Empire
1~7~Circuitrys God
1~8~Ignored
1~9~Black Widow Group
1~10~L
1~11~Muddy The Waters
1~12~Murder Corporation
1~13~Behind The Shifts
1~14~Worst Is Yet To Come
1~15~S
1~16~Suck The Bones Dry
1~17~Smoking Gun
1~18~Peace Or Conquest
1~19~Free Lsd
1~20~D

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Off!
Release Date: 30 September 2022
Genre: Punk
Label: Fat Possum
Distributor: Inertia Music