SHOTS - "Private Hate" LPShots Private Hate LP (Careful Catalog, 2019) Following their subtly mystifying "Live from Devil's Den" CD on Mexico City's Pauf Recordings (2018), the NY NJ area trio of Matthew Friberg, John Friberg, and Daniel DiMaggio return to the, uh, studio (?), resulting in this beautifully packaged, letter pressed long player pieced together by splintered compositional dialogue, head scratching room sounds and quietly scuffling non music (ultimately leaning

small-town bad news

hard to grasp melodies as potent as ever

worth noting -- the time of this record's release marks a welcomed "second wave" / return-to-throne for Philly's legendary Siltbreeze label (see also: Pink Reason

Utilizing a multitude of brass

Just great shit all around

with David Kilgour along

Those who listen

and give a little back

the trio has performed incessantly in the DIY and experimental music scenes in their native Nashville

Red Rack'em

Equipment Pointed Ankh has been churning out material since 2016

the solitary practice of songwriting and the communal experience of music making