From their album Thirst, released earlier this year and burning up my ears for the last few months. I was new to Slow Crush this year, so it felt fantastic to fall in love with their previous album, Aurora and then have this drop shortly thereafter.
There's a moment near the end of this track that makes my heart soar! You can pick this up over on the Slow Crush Bandcamp HERE.
Another hiatus looms after this issue and I'll be using part of that time to re-read the entire SIKTC series to date.
One night last week, instead of editing, writing or watching, I put on some music, opened a beer and lay down on the floor of my office with a stack of comics. It was glorious - I haven't done that in some time. One of the accomplishments of that evening was to finish my re-read of the first Orphan series and then plow through the two issues to date of Bath of Blood, so I am primed and I am psyched! James Stokoe has a legend on his hands here, and I can't wait to get my hands on this third and penultimate issue.
I also recently completed reading the Deluxe Criminal Vol. 1, so I'm happy as all hell to have this special "Giant-Sized" issue landing this week.
NCBD:
A nice, tight NCBD pull this week.
As Mike Shin and I discussed on a recent episode of Drinking w/ Comics, Dreadnok War has breathed new life into the Energon Universe's GIJOE title, and the end of last issue felt like a herald of some pretty dark shit. So yeah, fire up your chainsaw hand and let's go!
Playlist:
Carter Burwell - Blood Simple OST
Secret Chiefs 3 Traditionalists - La Mani Destre Recise Degli Ultimi Uomimi
Steve Moore - Jimmy & Stiggs OST
Ritual Howls - Ruin
Drain - ... Is Your Friend
Deadguy - Near Death Travel Services
D'Nell - 1st Magic
Krofon - Los Ochentas (single)
Jim Williams - Possessor OST
Deafheaven - Lonely People With Power
The Saxophones - No Time for Poetry
Slow Crush - Thirst
• XXIL: The World
• XI: Justice
• Seven of Wands
It can be difficult to realize when something has ended successfully, because success can create the urge to continue well past necessity. Recognize when something is over, hail it as a success (or failure) and move on.
This actually may apply to something that is about to happen. Weird.
