Budos Band – VII - Limited Purple Vinyl - LP

Two years after releasing the Frontier's Edge EP, The Budos Band are returning with their first full-length since 2020's Long in the Tooth.Titled simply VII, the new album sees them doing what they do best:laying down hypnotic, horn-spiked grooves that menace and mesmerize in equal measure.Produced by Budos guitarist Tom Brenneck with Simon Guzman engineering, VII features 11 tightly constructed new tracks that draw on the group's wide range of influences, sounding like only the Budos can. It's music for getting down, for nighttime drives, and for alternateheadspaces a beguiling mix of mystery and rhythm that stands withthe formidable work they've released in their two decades ofrecording.VII was recorded in California and serves as The Budos Band's firstfull-length album on Diamond West, the independent label founded in2023 by Tankel and Brenneck. It's also the group's first album to include instrumental contributions from percussionist Rich Tarrana, who previously played in the Frightnrs. All told, it succeeds in opening up some new sonic spaces while staying tethered to the intuitive, unique musicality that made them such a sensation from the jump.

TRACK LIST:

1. Thrice Crowned
2. Overlander
3. Night Raid
4. Lair Of 1,000 Serpents
5. Kudzu Vine
6. Sharky's Delight
7. Curse of the Ivory Fang
8. Behind The Black Curtain
9. Escape from Ptenoda City
10. The Strigoi
11. Mean Streets