Distorted Sound Says The New Melvins LP Is Both Sludgy and Surprising

According to Distorted Sound, the new Melvins album is worth a listen. “Whilst it has a brooding atmosphere overall, there’s plenty of sounds that will surprise you and subvert the expectation that is created by gloomy sludginess,” the site writes. “While only being five tracks long, still 35 minutes, you’re left full and satisfied when you finish sinking as far as you can into the gloopy disorder of Thunderball.” Read more here.

Get Thunderball in rotation at your station as Melvins make their way across the country on their current tour with Napalm Death:

4/28 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
4/29 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
5/1 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
5/2 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
5/3 – Virginia Beach, VA –  The Bunker
5/4 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
5/5 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
5/6 – Allentown, PA – Archer Music Hall
5/7 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
5/8 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
5/1 –  Mr. Smalls Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA
5/11 – Cleveland, OH – TBD
5/12 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
5/13 – Grand Rapids  MI – The Intersection
5/15 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
5/16 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
5/17 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
5/18 – St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
5/19 – Chicago, IL – The Metro
5/20 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II
5/22 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue Mainroom
5/23 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
5/24 – Kansas City, MO  – Madrid Theatre
5/25 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room
5/27 – Denver, CO – Summit
5/29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
5/31 – Bozeman, MT – The ELM
6/1 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
6/2 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
6/3 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
6/4 – Eugene, OR –  McDonald Theatre
6/6 – Reno,  NV – Virginia Street Brewhouse
6/7 – Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone Berkeley