Feb 07 2012
Year of the Tiger
Fucked Up continue there Zodiac Singles series with Year of the Tiger. I’m not going to waste any more words describing first, my love for this single and second, my love/respect for this band (as I’ve no doubt reiterated time and time again). Here’s the record label’s run down on the single.
From Matador Records:
Since 2006, Fucked Up have been releasing an annual 12” single on each Chinese New Year.Named after the beasts of the Chinese Zodiac,the sprawling, 10-15 minute-long epics have been among the band’s most acclaimed material and were the first releases to expose them to non-punk audiences.“Year Of The Tiger” is an anthemic progressive rock masterpiece featuring guests JimJarmusch, Annie-Claude Deschênes and Austra. It was produced by Shane Stoneback (Vampire Weekend, Sleigh Bells) during the sessions for last year’s critically acclaimed rock opera David Comes To Life. The 15-minute long track features the band’s familiar layers of guitar and roaring vocals, taken to a new level with the addition of piano, Jarmusch’s dark recitations and Deschênes’s gorgeous crescendos, in this menacing but uplifting story about the predation of p r e d a t o r s .
Preorder the record here, a portion of your cold hard cash goes to Save The Tigers.
