Earth Junk [LP] by Howling Hex (The) (Vinyl, Sep-2008, Drag City Records) new

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Hey, wait, didn’t I buy this album last year! All questions are quickly answered upon dropping the needle. Carnival piano and Hagerty licks blend together to create an inner-space odyssey hitherto un-slurped by human ears. Grab a straw!

Album Notes:

Earth Junk is the ninth album by The Howling Hex. It was released by Drag City in 2008.

The Howling Hex is an American rock band founded by guitarist Neil Hagerty.

The always prolific Neil Michael Hagerty took the name of his group The Howling Hex from his 2003 solo album Neil Michael Hagerty & The Howling Hex. The band -- which featured Hagerty and a cast of mostly anonymous supporting musicians -- debuted later that year with Introducing the Howling Hex, a vinyl-only release limited to 500 copies. The album’s rough, swampy sound recalled Royal Trux excursions like Twin Infinitives and Hand of Glory. Released in 2004, The Return of the Third Tower and Section 2 were also vinyl releases in limited editions of 500, but allowed more of Hagerty’s pop side to peek through the sludge, and also introduced vocalist Lyn Madison. Early in 2005, the band’s first album available on CD, All-Night Fox, arrived on Drag City. You Can’t Beat Tomorrow, a CD and DVD set, arrived that fall. 1-2-3, which was released in spring 2006, collected the early Howling Hex EPs; later that year, Nightclub Version of the Eternal was released, featuring a stripped-down lineup and Hagerty’s baritone guitar instead of bass. The Howling Hex went in a completely different direction for 2007’s XI, with Hagerty assembling a band that included guitarist/vocalist Mike Signs, saxophonist/flutist/vocalist Rob Lee, and percussionsts/vocalists Andy McLeod and Phil Jenks. Earth Junk, a collection of waltz-time tracks recorded in Austin, TX that also supported a film by the same name, arrived in 2008. ~ Allmusic

Personnel:

Neil Michael Hagerty ~ guitar, voice, electronics

Sweney Tidball ~ Hammond B3, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer

Eleanor Whitmore ~ voice

Track List:

All songs written by the Howling Hex except where noted.

Side One:

1.         Big Chief Big Wheel   [2:50]

2.         Sundays Are Ruined Again   [3:09]

3.         Annie Get Redzy   [3:23]

4.         Faithful Sister   [1:56]

5.         Contraband & Betrayal (Angel Gonzalez)   [4:00]

Side Two:

6.         No Good Reason   [3:04]

7.         The Arrows   [3:03]

8.         Blood & Dust   [4:05]

9.         Coffin Up Cash   [6:19]

10.    Why, Sports Coat?   [1:15]

The Earth Junk LP by The Howling Hex is factory-sealed new. It has never been played and has always been kept in its original packaging. The LP is not a promo or cutout. There are no marks or punches of any kind. All our CDs and vinyl are new! If you have any questions or want to see additional photos, just email us.

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