SMIRK - Material LP alt-country full colour book with extensive

full colour book with extensive liner notes and rare photos

Because spearheading the ever-prolific Oh Sees and releasing solo music as Damaged Bug isn’t enough

originally released on the Australian Spin label (SEL 933742)

with some twangy guitar work and a marvelous mid-song solo

As the sparse words offer glimpses into the destruction of the city

SMIRK - Material LP alt-country full colour book with extensiveHighly recommended. "Ten tracks of tangled, anxious but melodic bedroom punk, Material is the latest from Smirk, the solo project of Los Angeles guitarist Nick Vicario (Public Eye, Crisis Man). The followup to two 2021 releases, the album typifies the punchy, lo fi aesthetic of the Feel It roster, while embracing both 70s flavored rock guitar jams and the jittery new wave of the early 80s. Material exudes both paranoid tension and twitchy energy,