Imagine Death himself plopping his ass down at your campfire with his pal and band mate, Desperation, and they break out in song….what do you think that would sound like? I am gonna say Those Poor Bastards is pretty fucking close…. ~ Autopsy IV
Turning down the country part of their Doom country sound, while concentrating the remaining doom, I would be inclined to say that if there ever was to be a serial killer convention, The Plague would be the soundtrack. Those Poor Bastards have ascended from their depths of despair with eleven new tracks of suffering. Fittingly enough, it landed on my doorstep in the midst of a surprise thunderstorm. I put it on and opened the front door, letting in the angry winds in while TPB painted a picture of mankind’s impending doom. While this is probably their best effort to date, TPB still aren’t for delicate ears. However, if you’re in the mood for the sounds of heavy reverb, organs, filth and disease, then The Plague is Essential Listening.
Those Poor Bastards will also be playing this years Deep Blues Festival…as if you needed another reason to be at that.
Those Poor Bastards - Sick & Alone
Those Poor Bastards - A Curse
Those Poor Bastards - Old Pine Box
Those Poor Bastards Official Site, Those Poor Bastards on myspace, Buy The Plague
Hauling themselves right out of a haunted 1930’s Americana, Those Poor Bastards have a new cd, “Hellfire Hymns.” While their previous effort “Songs of Desperation,” explored the depths of misery and despair, “Hellfire Hymns” is a journey into sin, insanity, and moral decay. Proper folks have concluded that you will probably go straight to hell for listening to this cd. I might be inclined to agree were it not that both Wyatt and the good preacher are both legally certified holiness preachers. However, should a distorted Lonesome Wyatt moaning over banjos, organs, guitars and a very old and very broken piano appeal to you, then you are probably hell bound already, and you should behold the black sheep of the bible belt. Their sound has not changed much from when last I wrote about them:
Imagine death himself plopping his ass down at your campfire w/his pal and band mate desperation and they break out into song….what do you think that would sound like? I am gonna say Those Poor Bastards is pretty fucking close….Their bio says; “Those Poor Bastards play miserable and primitive old-time gothic country music.” Really, there is nothing more to say….that is pretty spot on…
It’s still spot on. Those Poor Bastards play it raw and they play it mean. Be a pal and support independent anti corporate country music.
Those Poor Bastards - Family Graveyard
Those Poor Bastards - The Dust Storm
Those Poor Bastards - God Damned Me
Those Poor Bastards Official Site, Those Poor Bastards on myspace, Buy Hellfire Hymns
I got the goddamned grim news from Those Poor Bastards this morning:
Pre-order is now available for “Hellfire Hymns“. Don’t forget to take yourself a look at our horrific new posters. Forgive us Lord.
This is the final horrible track listing:
1. The Dust Storm
2. Where She Been?
3. John Henry Gonna
4. God Damned Me
5. Behold Black Sheep
6. Have I Been Faithful?
7. The Hellbound Train
8. There’s Gotta Be Something Better
9. Ruin My Life
10. Blood on my Hands
11. Family Graveyard
12. Stay Away from the Forest Boy
13. In the Backwoods
14. Farewell Happy Fields
15. Lost on the Way
16. Everything is Gone
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