The Tubs - Dead Meat

In 2023, London group The Tubs returned with their hotly anticipated full-length album entitled Dead Meat.Dead Meat is resplendent in hi-fidelity strum & thrum, incorporating fleeting elements of post-punk and indie jangle, but the group's penchant for trad British folk & Canterbury folk-rock takes a noticeable, caffeinated step forward. Echoes of Fairport Convention's decidedly English chime cross swords with singer Owen Williams' lyrics directing Bryan Ferry's thinking man's libertine persona into a more dolorous outlook.The band has never been tighter & more dynamic, often imperceptibly ratcheting up the tension: an extra guitar strum overdubbed, a barely audible organ/synth cranking under a chorus or bridge, or unexpected backups from vocalist Lan McArdle. The Tubs are poised to take over your stereo - there's no point in resisting.