Name: Apocalypse Love
Brand: Black Lips

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

FIRELP666S

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Colour

White

Colour details

Apocalypse Splatter Vinyl

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Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-12-02

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

RTUK

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

809236166692

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes / Signed copies: No / White

LP-FIRE-666

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Black

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format: No

2022-10-14

Redeye

809236166616

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1 / Black / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

CD-FIRE-666

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809236166623

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

LP-FIRE-666C

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Violet

Violet Vinyl

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809236166678

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / Violet

Artist

Black Lips

Genre US

Garage / Surf / Trash

Label US

Fire Records

Black Lips is a flower-punk band hailing from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1999 in Dunwoody, Georgia, this dynamic group has been making waves in the music scene with their unique blend of punk rock and psychedelic sounds.
Known for their energetic live performances and rebellious spirit, Black Lips have gained a dedicated following around the world. Their raw and gritty sound, coupled with thought-provoking lyrics, sets them apart from other bands in the genre.
With a discography spanning over two decades, Black Lips have released numerous critically acclaimed albums and singles. Their music captures the essence of youthful rebellion and serves as an anthem for those who refuse to conform to societal norms.

The Black Lips return with their 10th studio effort Apocalypse Love, scorched with their trademark menace, it cryogenically mutates all recognised musical bases; it spins yarns about vintage Soviet synths, Benzedrine stupors, coup de’ tats, stolen valor and certified destruction, all set against a black setting sun. Since the turn of the decade the band have transformed from austere country pioneers, into a set of Lynchian surrealists, hellbent on recalibrating the history of rock ‘n’ roll.

Singer and saxophonist Zumi Rosow muses, “It’s a weird dance record, one that reflects the moment that the world’s in right now...” 

Apocalypse Love is an album that emanates from a dive bar jukebox in the back of your mind; with a playlist that bends between tub thumping doom- glam, Plastic Ono singalongs, cocktail-shaken space age pop, Morricone reverberations and lo-fi outsider acoustic-punk, with mariachi horns, theremins, drum machines and harmonies filtering through the infectious melodies.

Stand-out number ‘Among The Dunes’ is an amorphous platform-heeled anthem, a signature sax-fuelled stomper filled with trippy swagger. While opener ‘No Rave’ proffers a hypnotic locked groove, with Cole Alexander’s trademark snarl delivered over a sulphurous wall of distorted hedonism, a dystopian anthem for an apocalyptic manifesto. Meanwhile, the twisted exotica of ‘Whips Of Holly’ with its silver screen façade is like the soundtrack to a classic Theda Bara vamp-fest. 

As the band venture into their third decade, Apocalypse Love is proof that The Black Lips show no sign of slowing down...