Mush - Down Tools

Third album from the prolific Leeds art-rock group. 2022's 'Down Tools' sees Mush getting loose, moving away from the defined moods and textures of 2021's 'Lines Redacted' with a musical openness, straddling genres while avoiding pastiche. Vocalist and guitarist Dan Hyndman says of the lyrics on 'Down Tools' that 'there was a conscious decision to retreat further from an observational approach' with vocals being ad-libbed lending the record a more abstract feel. Hyndman continues: 'this album is less dark than the previous one. The Armageddon obsession has eased, or at least the symptoms have become milder due to saturation. Musically there's a lot more chill on the record-there's a few more mellow tracks out there and the most astute listener may even be able to decipher some of the words, fingers crossed'.

1) Grief Thief ()
2) Karoshi Karaoke ()
3) Get On Yer Soapbox ()
4) Human Resources ()
5) Northern Safari ()
6) Dense Traffic ()
7) Inkblot and the Wedge ()
8) Group of Death ()
9) Groundswell ()
10) Interlude ()
11) Burn, Suffering! ()
12) Down Tools ()