In April, Melvins will release their new album, Pinkus Abortion Technician.
The band have also linked up with Butthole Surfers bassist Jeff Pinkus for the record, making his the second bass player in the band.
“With
our upcoming release, we double your bass player with Steven McDonald
AND Jeff Pinkus holding down the bottom,” Dale Crover said in a press release. "It’s an
experiment in the low end of the aural spectrum where we asked
ourselves, ‘would it work?’ ‘could it work??’ ‘should it work???’ The
answers were yes, yes and YES!”
“We’ve
never had two bass players. We’ve had two drummers and two guitar
players so it makes total sense to now have two bass players, adds Buzz
Osborne. “We’ll be taking this two-prong bass attack on the road as well
which should prove to be interesting. Pinkus Abortion Technician
is a radically great record and was a stone groove to record. We drank a
lot of coffee and enjoyed each other’s company. I like Steven and Jeff a
great deal. I admire their bass playing and singing and both of them
can grill a mean steak.”
Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below:
1. Stop Moving To Florida
2. Embrace The Rub
3. Don't Forget To Breathe
4. Flamboyant Duck
5. Break Bread
6. I Want To Hold Your Hand
7. Prenup Butter
8. Graveyard
