Name: The Moth The Lizard and The Secret Machines
Brand: Secret Machines

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

TSM007LP

Colour

Clear

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Three Sided Double 180 Gram Vinyl.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

1500

Release date

2023-10-13

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Shellshock

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0881626635612

Total Cap

Clear LPx2

TSM007CD

0881626635629

Artist

Secret Machines

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

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<p>Secret Machines is an American rock band formed in 2000 in Dallas, TX. The band consists of Josh Garza on drums and Brandon Curtis on vocals and bass. With their unique blend of psychedelic and alternative rock, Secret Machines has gained a loyal following over the years. Their music is characterized by intricate melodies, powerful rhythms, and thought-provoking lyrics. Since their formation, they have released several critically acclaimed albums and have toured extensively around the world. Secret Machines continues to captivate audiences with their mesmerizing live performances and innovative sound.</p>

Newest Listed Items

Much like a frantic movie about "unfinished business" or "the one that got away," Secret Machines spent the past few years finally putting the finishing touches on what should have been their fourth LP. Long regarded as a lost album, <i>The Moth, The Lizard and the Secret Machines</i> was actually put on pause in 2010 and massaged in the aftermath of 2020's return-to-form record Awake in the Brain Chamber. This essentially makes it the missing link between that effort's brash pop songs and 2008's sorely overlooked self-titled LP. "If you listen to them in order," says singer/multi-instrumentalist Brandon Curtis, "Awake in the Brain Chamber is basically a reaction to the Moth record - very tight and verse/chorus/verse/chorus rather than loose, sprawling and unconventional." One key reference point of the Moth sessions was something Garza and Curtis bonded over back in their early days: the Buddhist philosophy of "first thought, best thought." A guiding principle of everyone from Beat poet Allen Ginsberg to downtown icon Arthur Russell, it's the idea that you're better off cutting riffs, beats and chords straight to tape than arranging or composing anything concrete beforehand. In other words, it's music made of fleeting moments and memories rather than rearranged verses and melodies - about as pure as a creative endeavor can be. Their long-awaited fourth LP is full of winding ear worms and hummable hooks, from its fearless, thunderstruck opener ("There's No Starting Over") and the Fripp and Eno-esque outro of "Crucifixion Time" to the broken-hearted balladry of "Run Out the Silver Light" and the sombre instrumental sequence that is "Last One Out."

The Moth The Lizard and The Secret Machines

Music GB

Discover The Moth The Lizard and The Secret Machines by Secret Machines. A long-awaited fourth LP full of winding ear worms and hummable hooks. Label: TSM.