Shellac - 1000 Hurts Artist_Iri gratitude scores the soul of

gratitude scores the soul of contemporary Black London with philharmonic craftwork in the tradition of legendary jazz arrangers like Mary Lou Williams

Shepherd released Crush

presenting the VU just before drummer Moe Tucker went on maternity leave

the product of a deeply personal aesthetic voyage

and behind-the-scenes wrangling

Shellac - 1000 Hurts Artist_Iri gratitude scores the soul ofShellac is back for another aural attack with 1000 Hurts, a more accessible album than previous ones such as At Action Park and Terraform. Frontman Steve Albini has never sounded looser or more sarcastic than he does on the one two opening punch of "Prayer to God" and "Squirrel Song"; the former finds the screechy one singing (!) wails of resignation over a punchy backing, while the latter has him sneering "Don't be surprised if I bust out crying"