Name: Street Worms
Brand: Viagra Boys

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Bonus disc: No

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YR0053LPX

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Clear

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Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-09-01

Signed copies

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Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

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5056167111719

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Clear LP

Artist

Viagra Boys

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Year0001

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Rough Trade Exclusive clear vinyl plus download and bonus CD with an inner sleeve signed and numbered by the band.

Street Worms, originally released in September 2018, saw the Stockholm-formed sextet Viagra Boys explode on to the scene with feverish energy and caustic irony. Their initial nine-track debut album has been expanded with five brand new songs carrying the same infectious 'ugly gonzo post-punk' spirit.

Fronted by the distinctively tattooed Sebastian 'Sebbe' Murphy (himself a tattoo artist), he delivers a devastating vocal showerstorm over the churning overdriven guitars and relentlessly driving rhythms. Singing as if he's having an existential breakdown, the lyrics tackle the absurdness of existence - as if being anything at all is some kind of joke on humanity - 'It was all a dream, but it was so nice/I had a nice house and such a lovely wife.'

Another theme the album tackles is, as their name intends to pun, man's failed role in society - and will we ever get that agenda on Sports out of our heads? 'Baseball/Basketball/Weiner dog/Short shorts/Cigarette'. They snarl at everyday behaviours such as exaggerated virility and classism, but manage to conjure some humour out of the serious issues. And despite the anger and anxiety towards masculine insufficiency, there's a sensitivity and a humanism running through the album too - 'You'll turn into dirt someday/Same dirt as me/Like one becomes a two and two becomes a three/The same worms that eat me will someday eat you too'.

All in all, Street Worms is a powerfully captivating blend of theatrics, rock’n’roll, post-punk and passion from Sweden’s answer to Idles and Sleaford Mods.

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Albums of The Month - May 2019

Viagra Boys are a Swedish post-punk band from Stockholm. Formed in 2015, the band consists of members from various other bands such as Les Big Byrd, Pig Eyes, and Nitad. Their debut album Street Worms was released in 2018 and received high praise from Nils Hansson, a journalist at Dagens Nyheter. Hansson commended their unique musical style, clever use of black humor and satire, giving the album a perfect rating of five out of five.

The bass line ferociously drives the car and the drums make sure you stay on the road - this is one of those trips where you sporadically wake up and find yourself in strange situations, wondering how the fuck you got there. From the Shrimp shack to the dog show, one minute you’re playing rugby ball the next moment you’re being eaten by worms, and between the fading lights and the strange look on your friend’s face Murphy grabs your ears and asks you what it really is you want from this life.

This is an album about illusions of realness, the absurdum of existence and the joke on humanity. Street Worms is Viagra Boys' debut studio album, a debut that instantly let them occupy their absolute own space in music history. “It was all a dream, but it was so nice. I had a nice house and such a lovely wife. We had a little dog, such a little dog, it reminded me of a large dog. Just a miniature size."

Produced by Daniel Fagerström (Skull Defekts, Chronic Heist) and Pelle Gunnerfeldt (Fireside, The Hives) for YEAR0001. For fans of Idles, Shame, Fucked Up, Devo, LCD Soundsystem and the Birthday Party.

Street Worms

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Discover Street Worms by Viagra Boys. Grimey, acid punk album that takes you on a twisted ride. Available in LP and CD formats. Label: Year0001.