selfaware Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Preorder MUSEUM MOUTH's 3rd album, "Alex I Am Nothing," via Self Aware Records. Check out the stream of their track, "Drool," over at Brooklyn Vegan. http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2014/04/museum_mouth_re.html#comments MUSEUM MOUTH is an indie/pop/punk band from the Wilmington, NC area. Museum Mouth self-released the 2010 full-length debut, "Tears In My Beer," and 2012's full-length, "Sexy But Not Happy." RIYL: The Thermals, Lemuria, Cloud Nothings This 2014 release marks their debut into vinyl territory and a sheen of maturity in the new songs. Some of the tracks are slower and the lyrics are phenomenally personal. Simply, this album is very good, and while we loved their previous releases, this is easily their best release to date. I can't even. Oh lord. "Alex I Am Nothing is a concept album about becoming obsessed with someone you can not have. The chords and song structures throughout the record stay consistent, there are repeated lyrical themes and the album is bookended with two “Alex” tracks. The record plays out the entire lifespan of said “relationship” (friendship, obsession, etc.) with the opening track (“Alex Impulse”) setting the scene and resolving with the closing track (“Alex Decider”). Side A tries to rationalize this doomed relationship whereas Side B accepts that the relationship will never happen. While this particular story is told through the lens of a gay male, it is a narrative that is universal regardless of sex or orientation." (Bear Trap) Track Listing—————————————————————————————————— Side A 1. Alex Impulse2. Drool3. Strange4. Just Friends5. Handsome And Boring Side B 6. Saltwater7. Crocodile8. Nickels And Dimes9. Sacred10. Alex Decider 100 on clear blue vinyl- preorder exclusive200 on randomly mixed colored vinyl PREORDER THE RECORD NOW: http://selfawarerecords.storenvy.com/collections/6704-self-aware-releases/products/1826020-museum-mouth-alex-i-am-nothing-12-lp-w-digital-download Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutzonborglum Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Right on. Picking this up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Ordered one earlier when the Tiny Engines twitter alerted me that it was up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FactoryRecords Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Karl is one of my best friends. Thanks for posting this on here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoidantroyd Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Port City representin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selfaware Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Stereogum premiered a new track, "Alex Impulse." http://www.stereogum.com/1681197/museum-mouth-alex-impulse-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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