Channeling raw rock 'n' roll urgency into feral anthems for society's poor, depraved, and proudly miscreant, Absurdus Manifestus heralds the long overdue return of legendary Oz-outliers, Stepmother. Fusing high velocity Motor City proto punk with fuzz, feedback and electric psych, the band draw once more upon the spirit of Blue Cheer, The Pink Fairies, Nervous Eaters, and The Damned, to wield hardened punk and nefarious nihilism, to confront the absurdity, violence, and dark comedy of modern existence.
The first single from Stepmother's latest call to arms is 'New World'. Capturing the band at their most relentless and confrontational as Clise points out, "If this disappointing, hazardous sci-fi reality we live in wasn't enough of a bludgeoning, here's yet another boot up the arse with our take on a psych-punk dystopian anthem."
Additional tracks will further showcase the band's unhinged range. 'Slice of Life' blurs the fine line between total focus and all-out chaos, an unpolished stomper equally suited to shaking your ass or kicking holes in the wall, depending on your preference. Whereas 'What's New?' is a pub-rock rager packed with unrelenting rudeness and rapid-fire, razor-slashing riffs, delivering hyperactive proto-punk that laughs at the absurdity and pointlessness everything.
LP pressed on Gunmetal Gray vinyl with printed inner sleeve.
