℗ 2020 Fat Possum Records
Released | April 17, 2020 |
Duration | 29m 33s |
Record Label | Fat Possum |
Catalogue No. | FP1725 |
Genre | Rock (Alternative) |
1.1
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Lies
The Howling Hex |
2:32 | |||
1.2
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Mr Chicken
The Howling Hex |
3:28 | |||
1.3
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Words
The Howling Hex |
4:47 | |||
1.4
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Rootbeer Mother
The Howling Hex |
1:28 | |||
1.5
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City in the Country
The Howling Hex |
3:22 | |||
1.6
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Heavy Curtains
The Howling Hex |
2:41 | |||
1.7
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Cowboy Motors
The Howling Hex |
1:23 | |||
1.8
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Tilt
The Howling Hex |
1:45 | |||
1.9
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Share a Name
The Howling Hex |
2:20 | |||
1.10
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North Aquarian
The Howling Hex |
5:47 |
Don’t call it a comeback; he’s been here for years. Underground rock hero Neil Hagerty returns with Knuckleball Express, the electrifying new album from his long running project The Howling Hex, and first for Fat Possum Records. While he may be best known as one half of the critically confounding Royal Trux, Hagerty has thrived and survived beyond many of his subterranean peers from the late 1980s by staying true to his school of eccentricity. This supercharged collection of guitar-heavy choogle proves he’s still throwing heat in unexpected directions.
Recorded over eight days in Hagerty’s home of Denver, the album finds him teamed up with a brand new musical squad. The second most prominent voice and guitar featured comes from Nicole Lawrence, who has recently been seen onstage with Mary Timony and King Tuff. Thanks to a meaty mix by veteran producer Clay Jones (Modest Mouse, Elvis Costello, Townes Van Zandt), it’s as slick as the Howling Hex has ever sounded without losing any of their off-kilter scorch.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Fat Possum Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.38 -0.42 to -0.10 | -11.00 -12.40 to -10.02 | -8.20 -9.70 to -7.20 | 7 6 to 9 | |
1 | Lies | -0.42 | -10.02 | -7.5 | 6 |
2 | Mr Chicken | -0.42 | -10.84 | -7.9 | 6 |
3 | Words | -0.42 | -10.34 | -7.5 | 6 |
4 | Rootbeer Mother | -0.10 | -12.40 | -9.7 | 9 |
5 | City in the Country | -0.42 | -10.67 | -7.7 | 6 |
6 | Heavy Curtains | 0.00 | -12.34 | -9.6 | 7 |
7 | Cowboy Motors | 0.00 | -11.64 | -8.9 | 7 |
8 | Tilt | -0.42 | -10.71 | -7.5 | 6 |
9 | Share a Name | -0.42 | -10.14 | -7.2 | 6 |
10 | North Aquarian | -0.42 | -10.89 | -8.5 | 6 |