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Condemned To Hope

by Black Moth

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    The limited run Cd version of the Moth's second album come in an LP style gatefold sleeve, with a lyric inner sleeve to house the cd. All to showcase the amazing sleeve art of legendary prog illustrator Roger Dean and his exclusive cover painting.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Condemned To Hope via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Ltd Edition Edition Transparent Green vinyl: NHSLP014
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    The second pressing of the Moth's second album comes in a beautiful Roger Dean cover, printed inners and transparent green vinyl.
    When these are gone they are gone.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Condemned To Hope via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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White Lies 03:10
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Red Ink 03:40
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The awesome second album from Leeds stoner rockers Black Moth.
'Condemned To Hope.' produced like their first by Jim Sclavunos (Grinderman, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, The Cramps) takes their kaleidoscopic heaviosity and sepulchral style to a whole new plateau of riff-driven dementia. It's an album of fearsome drive and clandestine twists, skilfully sidestepping the cliché and heavy-handedness of delivery that often seems fit to destroy contemporary heavy rock 'n' roll from the inside out.

There's a surfeit of fiery diabolism to be had here, as on the opening 'Tumbleweave', which blends a Grinderman era Nick Cave-esque wry absurdity on the lyrical front with a woozy third-eye landslide of a riff-monster, or 'The Undead King Of Rock N' Roll', a keen-eyed deconstruction of the more tiresome traits of the rock mythos to a gloriously debauched blast of Acid King style dirge-dementia. Yet there's both subtlety and strength in depth too, as the infectious melodic suss of 'Set Yourself Alight's and 'Stinkhorn', whose dustblown expanses bring to mind the primal atmosphere of 'To Bring You My Love' era PJ Harvey, will testify.

A turbulent brew with just as much 60s garage rock bite, head-spinning psychedelia and '1991-The-Year-That-Punk-Broke' grit to offer as Vinum Sabbathi riffage. 'Condemned To Hope' is where Black Moth truly render themselves a glimmering presence in the firmament of 21st century rock.

credits

released September 15, 2014

Harriet Bevan, vocals. Jim Swainston, guitar. Dom McCready, drums. Federica Gial;anze, guitar. Dave Vachon, bass.

Produced by Jim Sclavunos

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Black Moth London, UK

Posed by one scribe as 'an onslaught of monumental riff sorcery and serpentine grace' Black Moth rose from the Leeds underground scene at the end of 2010, indulging their love for both Sabbath sulphur and Stooges squalor. Equal parts horror movie atmosphere, thunderous drive and maverick spark, with Harriet Bevan's biting and beguiling voice leading the charge. ... more

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