Melvins’ Frontman To Release Debut Solo Album
Buzz Osborne, singer for the legendary band, The Melvins, will release his debut solo album called This Machine Kills Artists. The record will drop June 3rd via Ipecac Recordings. After 30+ years playing with The Melvins, Osbourne has commented:
“I have no interest in sounding like a crappy version of James Taylor or a half-assed version of Woody Guthrie,” said the grunge progenitor of the 17-song offering, continuing, “which is what happens when almost every rock and roller straps on an acoustic guitar. No thanks… This Machine Kills Artists is a different kind of animal.”
You can preview the tunes over at Rolling Stone. The magazine described the song as “doomy, ill-angled” and with the “Beefheartian edge his band is renown for.”
The frontman is currently touring for the first time as a solo artist, wrapping up a three week sting on the road. The dates remaining are:
March 20 at Zanzabar in Louisville
March 21 at Radio Radio in Indianapolis
March 22 at Beat Kitchen in Chicago
March 23 at the High Noon Saloon in Madison
A North American tour will kick off in June, more details on that will be announced soon. Check out the track list for This Machine Kills Artists below.
Dark Brown Teeth
Rough Democracy
Laid Back Walking
Drunken Baby
Vaulting Over A Microphone
New River
The Vulgar Joke
Everything’s Easy For You
The Ripping Driving
How I Became Offensive
Instrument of God
The Spoiled Brat
Illegal Mona
Good and Hostile
The Blithering Idiot
Useless King of the Punks
The Hesitation Twist
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