Though eight albums of comedic classics such as "Methodist Coloring Book," "Beach Party Vietnam," and "Bitchin' Camaro" have gotten me through almost two decades without fresh material, I'm pretty damn stoked that Dead Milkmen have announced that they will be releasing their ninth, The King in Yellow, early this spring.
Three of the original members - Joe Jack Talcum, Dean Clean and Rodney Anonymous - have stuck around, but a new bassist, Dan Stevens, has joined the band for the ten tracks recorded late last year in two sessions in Philadelphia. In true Milkmen fashion the names are satirically delightful, with names such as "Meaningless Upbeat Happy Song,” “13th Century Boy,” “She’s Affected,” “Melora Says,” “Solvents for Home and Industry,” “Caitlin Childs,” and “Can’t Relax.” I'm excited to learn about solvents now!
Final mixes are due in February, making for a potential release in March or April. I couldn't find any tracks lurking in the blogosphere so I leave you with one of my personal favorites, Dead Milkmen's "Do the Brown Nose." Stream above and snag below.
Thank God they haven't gotten all serious on us these past sixteen years.
(via CoS)