{"product_id":"howling-gruel-jolly-jape-lp","title":"Howling Gruel – Jolly Jape [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWormwood Grasshopper is very proud to release the debut LP by Hobart (now Hobart\/Melbourne) group Howling Gruel. And for our convenience, the reviews are already rolling in...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Howling Gruel are a Hobart band with two ex-Hammering the Cramps members, largely swapping out the latter’s moody seismological guitars for sweeping, flailing, droning keyboards. Their first LP, entitled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJolly Jape\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, is out now on Wormwood Grasshopper. Tracks like \"Vladimir Investigates\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and “Lady Puzzle” bounce and strum along much like other vintage acts from the Oceanic region, but stumble and fall on the cleared path, simultaneously aligning themselves with a loaded lineage and shaking off the shackles. Conversational vocals only hint at a melody, reminiscent of Russell Walker’s work with the Pheromones and the Bomber Jackets. Occasionally a song splits wide open, as on “Just Like Honey, Pt. 2,” the added urgency of the ensemble revealing a whole new vaulted sky under which the band stands alone. Singular, exciting stuff that can be had from Little Big Chief right now.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePressed on random colour vinyl, mastered by Matt Earle, artwork by Karl von Bamberger.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWormwood Grasshopper, 2015\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"naturestripstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43954066424049,"sku":"","price":24.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/8859\/0065\/files\/howlinggruel_jollyjape.webp?v=1695809305","url":"https:\/\/naturestripstore.myshopify.com\/products\/howling-gruel-jolly-jape-lp","provider":"naturestripstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}