Dale Crover - The Fickle Finger Of Fate

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Dale Crover - The Fickle Finger Of Fate was released on August 4, 2017

  • (2017) JOYFUL NOISE RECORDINGS RECORDINGS
  • JNR235 - LP, CD, DIGITAL
  • Tracks: 20 Total Time: 36:19


  • LP - VIP Limited Edition Vinyl + Digital: Limited to 500 hand-numbered copies on red/black swirl vinyl.
  • LP - White Vinyl + Digital
  • LP - Black Vinyl + Digital


  • (2019) BURGER RECORDS/JOYFUL NOISE RECORDINGS - released on cassette on July 26, 2019
  • CS-BRGR-1425/JNR-235 - CASSETTE


Track List

  1. Chicken Ala King
  2. Bad Move
  3. The Members Bounce
  4. None, No More
  5. Hillbilly Math
  6. String Bean
  7. The Short Con
  8. Little Brother
  9. Tiny Sound
  10. Slide On Up
  11. Big Uns
  12. Prismo
  13. Giant Hunka Cake
  14. Fickle Finger of Fate
  15. Thunder Pinky
  16. Horse Pills
  17. There Goes The Neighborhood
  18. Our Supreme Leader
  19. I Found The Way Out
  20. Vulnavia


Personnel



Description

Introducing the debut solo album from the enigmatic legend that is Dale Crover.

Amongst his 30+ year career as one half of the essential Melvins roster, Crover has contributed to countless albums ranging from platinum-plated classics (ahem, Nirvana) to seminal cult LPs. However, up until this point Crover's solo efforts have only appeared once in a blood moon, limited to the Melvins 1992 KISS-themed solo EP, and a couple intermittent 7" releases. The Fickle Finger Of Fate marks Crover's first calculated, full length solo effort.

But let's be clear: this is not a drum record. The album features a perplexingly diverse batch of songs that recall the best moments of the Melvins catalog. With 90% of all instruments played by Crover, and recorded by longtime engineer Toshi Kasai, the album is sure to tickle the temporal lobes of Melvins devotees.

Sonically, the album ranges from slightly microwaved heaviness, to surprisingly chill Pink Floyd-tinged ballads, to Max Roach-meets-Throbbing-Gristle drum experimentations, to good old fashioned Andy Kaufman-style head-fuckery.

Though consistently otherworldly, The Fickle Finger Of Fate is surprisingly approachable— dare we say, catchy. But even at it's most anthemic, you won't be able to shake the feeling that a sinister ambience is hovering just beneath the surface.


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