New War

New War were sown several years ago with the dissolution of Seattle-based Kill Rock Stars act, Shoplifting. Singer Chris Pugmire and bassist Melissa Lock hibernated for a couple of years, then quietly re-emerged in Melbourne. Lock then reconnected with Steve Masterson, drummer for the infamous Bird Blobs (which she briefly played in) and mutual friend Jesse Shepherd, the Gainsbourgian keyboardist for Sir. The brief was simple and half-spoken: no repeating the past, no guitar, plenty of space for Shepherd's noir-drenched keyboard work and Pugmire's barbed, feverish lyrics, with primacy given to the Lock / Masterson rhythm section.Vinyl - Limited to 500 copies on 180 Gram red vinyl.