The mighty Shellac are a 3 piece band with Steve Albini (vocals and guitars), Todd Trainer (drums)and Bob Weston (bass) and 1000 Hurts came out in 2000.
'Prayer to God' is a request to the big man to"'just fucking kill him, kill him already, amen". about someone Steve apparently has taken a dislike to. 'Squirrel Song' begins with the line "This is a sad fucking song, you'll be lucky if I don't bust out crying" and nothing could be further from the truth.
The songs are minimal and full of tension, often feel aggressive and angry. The lyrics are often deadpan funny and delivered in an almost spoken word way or by shouting them out. Steve Albini has said that all of their songs are about baseball or Canada which may be a bit of a fib even if they do seem to focus on these things when they can during their infamous Question and Answer sessions during their live shows.
They aren't exactly easy listening but they are intense, funny and sound brilliant. I recommend this highly along with all of their other music. They are also due to be the house band at the All Tomorrows Parties festival in May. Can't wait to see them again!
From Wikipedia - "In its official promotional materials Shellac described this album as follows: "There are no 12-minute songs on this one. This record is more mean-spirited. Todd sings.""
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