On June 21 Richmond, VA's Hex Machine are back with Cave Painting, to be released on frontman Trevere Thomas' label Minimum Underdrive.
"Cave Painting sees a new layer of moody, early-'80s drama creep in to Hex Machine's sound. On top of sludgy, lurching rhythms that nod to Richmond elders like Sliang Laos and Breadwinner, Thomas' guitar radiates post-punk tones of the XTC, The Police, and Killing Joke variety – "Evil Andy Summers" was a description once assigned to Duane Denison's style and it applies nicely to Thomas' as well. Track 3, a cover of The Psychedelic Furs' "President Gas," fits in seamlessly," pre-album press says.
The band last released Fixator in 2012, after an active stretch fro 2004-2012.
Tracklist:
1) Oh You Petty Things
2) Western Mood Swing
3) President Gas (Psychedelic Furs)
4) Scimitar Blues
5) Youth Tube
6) Lemonade Stance
7) Spiral Outhouse
8) Talking Back to Heaven
Live:
May 17 - Richmond, VA @ Wonderland
Jul 17 - Richmond, VA @ Wonderland w/ The Wayward
Jul 18 - Raleigh, NC @ Slim's w/ The Wayward
Jul 24 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Howlers w/ The Wayward
Jul 27 - Philadelphia, PA @ Mothership w/ The Wayward
Lineup:
Trevere Thomas - guitar, vocals
Alex Ricart - bass
Douglas Andrae - drums
