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At this point in their illustrious, nearly 40-year career, Supersuckers have nothing to prove to anyone. Formed in 1988 and led by charismatic singer / bassist Eddie Spaghetti, Supersuckers caught with a crowd that appreciated the group’s license to shred within the confines of killer punk rock songs, along with lyrics that didn’t take things so seriously. On ‘Liquor, Women, Drugs & Killing’, the lyrics are sharp, yet dark and biting -the trademark of any Supersuckers album. Sonically, it is more upbeat than its cynical lyrics.
For ‘Liquor, Women, Drugs & Killing’, Supersuckers joined forces with old friend Billy Joe Bowers, who produced the album in Atlanta. Spaghetti and Bowers were in a band in Tucson in the 1980s, and Supersuckers actually recorded with the producer in 2007; however, that session was discarded due to band clashes. Even so, Spaghetti and Bowers remained close and in touch, so teaming up again felt natural. “Being produced again was new and helped the record a lot,” Spaghetti says of the sessions. “He was able to tap into something that we didn’t see, and the record is extra special because of that.”
As Supersuckers gear up for another round of touring, this album has given something the band hasn’t had in a bit: hope. “You don’t want to hope too much and keep your expectations low,” says Spaghetti. “Still, I am excited about this. I feel like this record has maybe seven singles on it. We have no business putting out a record this good this late in our career. It is what makes us the greatest rock n roll band in the world.”
CD in four-panel digipak with 12-panel poster insert with lyrics.
LP in standard jacket and printed sleeve with lyrics, pressed onto Sunflare Orange coloured vinyl.
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