The Murlocs – Rapscallion (CD)

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Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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Ambrose Kenney-Smith has been a fixture in the Melbourne psych-rock underground since his teenage years, most notably as a core member of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, and The Murlocs have always thrived in that orbit without being defined by it. Rapscallion pushes further into raw, narrative-driven rock territory, drawing as much from classic garage and blues tradition as from the band's Australian underground roots.


A coming-of-age novel in album form, populated by an outrageous cast of misfit characters: teenage vagabonds and small-time criminals, junkyard dwellers and truck-stop transients. Rapscallion marks a major creative leap and the most magnificently heavy work yet from The Murlocs. Led by Ambrose Kenney-Smith the band instill each of the 12 hypnotic, volatile rock-and-roll songs with the freewheeling energy they’ve brought to the stage supporting Pixies, Stephen Malkmus, Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees.


Tracklist

1. Subsidiary (4:09)
2. Bellarine Ballerina (3:46)
3. Living Under A Rock (2:28)
4. Bobbing And Weaving (2:54)
5. Farewell To Clemency (4:17)
6. Compos Mentis (2:55)
7. The Royal Vagabond (3:57)
8. Virgin Criminal (2:59)
9. Bowlegged Beautiful (3:22)
10. Wickr Man (4:14)
11. The Ballad Of Peggy Mae (3:01)
12. Growing Pains (4:14)

UPC: 880882446222
Label: ATO Records
Release Date: 9.16.22
Format: CD