Gabriel Hart of The Starvations (and Simon Stokes band) has been making this grand 9 piece band a favorite of west coast live music fans since 2008. Now joined by Dave Clifford of the Red Sparrows, VSS, & Pleasure Forever and Marianne Stewart of White Murder & the Commotions. Jail Weddings’ epic second full length is quite aptly titled. Meltdown: the flailing emotional implosion often borne of a triumvirate of frayed nerves, volatile substances and excessive external pressure is clearly evidenced in the words and music herein. But, there’s also a newfound sense of musical genres and histories mixing together like molten wax where the band’s signature Shangri-La’s, Bad Seeds, noir-hued pop merges with hazy psychedelia, bombastic rock and even essences of bizarre Eastern European folk. It’s the sound of a band that’s always been at the brink of self-destruction actually growing and thriving on its own chaotic impulses.
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1. THERE IS A DISTANCE
2. MAY TODAY BE MERCIFUL
3. ANGEL OF SLEEP
4. WHY IS IT SO HARD TO BE GOOD?
5. SUMMER FADES
6. A PROMISE
7. IT’S NOT FAIR
8. (DO YOU EVER GET TIRED OF) KEEPING
9. YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO FIND ME
10. FATHER’S EYES
11. OBSESSION
12. PARTY GIRL
13. DEAD CELEBRITY PARTY
14. DON’T INVITE ME TO YOUR PARTY
