THOU - Umbilical LP + 7" hardcore

THOU - Umbilical LP + 7" hardcoreThou has always been a force of raw energy and unapologetic dissent, defying easy categorization and challenging listeners to confront the complexities of existence. Though often lumped in with New Orleans sludge bands like Eyehategod and Crowbar, Thou transcends genre boundaries, drawing inspiration from a diverse array of influences spanning from '90s proto grunge icons like Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden (all of whom they've covered

With their first album REVIVAL HYMNS prove scandinavia’s quality in postrock

but the songs contain vivid worlds and are quietly ambitious

these tracks avoid simple derivation

a woman suddenly falls off her bike

Now comes the sophomore album Tropical Connexion

It is all about getting there

Telling both the bands' cosmic origin-story and ideological agenda

Amir is one of the bands founding members and was The Scorpions band leader from the early 1970s until they parted ways sometime in the 1980s

at time transformative

Mastered by Timo Höcke

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Simla is known in Thailand as one of the greatest living players of the khene