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Thou cuts Umbilical

Posted by Loren on April 10, 2024

Thou cuts Umbilical
Thou cuts Umbilical

Thou has announced the upcoming Umbilical, a new record with a due date of May 31 to be released on Sacred Bones.

A menacing and raw record, Umbilical is the group's first full-length since Magus in 2018. It will release on vinyl with a bonus 7", as well as on cd and digitally with all the same tracks.

Umbilical Digital & CD Track Listing: 

1 - Narcissist's Prayer
2 - Emotional Terrorist
3 - Lonely Vigil
4 - House of Ideas
5 - I Feel Nothing When You Cry
6 - Unbidden Guest
7 - I Return as Chained and Bound to You
8 - The Promise
9 - Panic Stricken, I Flee
10 - Siege Perilous

Umbilical Physical Track List:

LP Side A

1 - Narcissist’s Prayer
2 - Emotional Terrorist
3 - Lonely Vigil
4 - House of Ideas

LP Side B

5 - I Return as Chained and Bound to You
6 - The Promise
7 - Panic Stricken, I Flee
8 - Siege Perilous

7" Tracks

1 - I Feel Nothing When You Cry
2 - Unbidden Guest

Thou Live Dates:

Apr 13: New Orleans, LA - Palestine Benefit at Fred Hampton Free Store
May 04: Providence, RI - AS220
Jul 28: New Orleans, LA - The Broadside (w/ The Body + Dis Fig and Nail Club)
Sep 13-15: Richmond, VA - Persistent Vision Fest
Aug 14: The Zoo - Brisbane, AU *
Aug 15: Mary’s Underground - Sydney, AU *
Aug 16: The Baso - Canberra, AU *
Aug 17: Stay Gold - Melbourne, AU *
Aug 18: Crown & Anchor - Adelaide, AU *
Aug 23: Rolling Stone - Christchurch, NZ *
Aug 24: Meow - Wellington, NZ *
Aug 25: Galatos - Auckland, NZ *

* w/ Full of Hell 

Thou cuts Umbilical
Thou cuts Umbilical

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