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Ain't Coming Back / Juvenile
Rock · 2003

Ain't Coming Back / Juvenile

Two tracks of blown-out, lo-fi garage punk. Shambolic rhythms and distorted vocals capture the raw, unwashed energy of a 2003 basement show.

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This EP is the sonic equivalent of a Polarod photo taken in a dark, sweaty basement. It captures Black Lips at their most primitive and unrefined, leaning heavily into the flower punk aesthetic they helped define. The music feels immediate and dangerous, as if the band recorded it in a single take while the equipment was on the verge of overheating. There is a distinct 1960s garage influence here, but it is filtered through a lens of early 2000s nihilism and cheap beer.

Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden, jagged guitar solo in Ain't Coming Back that sounds like the amp is physically breaking.
The way the vocals in Juvenile dissolve into a distorted, unintelligible howl mid-verse.
The primitive, thumping floor tom rhythm that drives the B-side with relentless, unpolished energy.

How does Ain't Coming Back / Juvenile sound next to the rest of Black Lips's catalogue?

Basement Show+0.8σ

Basement Show saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.

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