{"title":"King Tuff","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKing Tuff is a lo-fi \/ garage rock musician from the USA. He has been releasing material on Sub Pop and Burger Records since 2006. In addition to his solo work, King Tuff also played in Ty Segall's backing band \"The Muggers\", which was formed following the release of their album Emotional Mugger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith his raw and energetic sound, King Tuff has gained a loyal following among fans of artists like Dead Ghosts, Jacuzzi Boys, Ty Segall, and Bass Drum of Death. His music is often characterized by its catchy hooks and gritty guitar riffs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether he's performing as a solo artist or with The Muggers, King Tuff delivers electrifying live shows that leave audiences wanting more. If you're a fan of lo-fi garage rock, be sure to check out King Tuff's impressive discography.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-other","title":"The Other","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe ten tracks that make up \u003ci\u003eThe Other \u003c\/i\u003erepresent a kind of psychic evolution for King Tuff. No less hooky than previous records, the new songs ditch the goofy rock-and-roll bacchanalia narratives of earlier records in favor of expansive arrangements, a diversity of instrumentation, and lyrics that straddle the fence between painful ruminations and a childlike, creative energy untarnished by cynicism. The soulful and cosmic new direction is apparent from the album’s first moments: introduced by the gentle ringing of a chime, acoustic guitar, and warm organ tones, \u003ci\u003eThe Other\u003c\/i\u003e is a narrative of redemption born of creativity. As Thomas sings about being stuck in traffic, directionless, with no particular reason to be alive, he hears the call of “the other,” a kind of siren song that, instead of leading towards destruction, draws the narrator towards a creative rebirth. Elsewhere, tracks like \u003ci\u003eThru the Cracks\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePsycho Star\u003c\/i\u003e balance psychedelia with dayglo pop hooks. “The universe is probably an illusion, but isn’t it so beautifully bizarre?” he asks on “Psycho Star,” providing one of the record’s central tenets. At a time when everything in the world feels so deeply spoiled and the concept of making meaning out of the void seems both pointless and impossible, why not try? Thomas self-produced the record, as he did his 2007 debut,\u003ci\u003e Was Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, but on a far grander scale. He recorded it at The Pine Room, the home studio Thomas built to work on the record, and playing every instrument aside from drums and saxophone. 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Images of the natural world, from blizzards to green mountains to cloudy days, fill the songs. “I consider nature to be my religion,”  he explains, and \u003ci\u003eSmalltown Stardust\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing if not a spiritual exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"Green | LP","offer_id":50447873999179,"sku":"2000833","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tape","offer_id":50447873474891,"sku":"2000831","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50447871934795,"sku":"2000829","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50447872295243,"sku":"2000830","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/KingTuff_SmalltownStardust_1500_bd97633d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727083448"},{"product_id":"black-moon-spell","title":"Black Moon Spell","description":"\u003cp\u003eKing Tuff's new record is called 'Black Moon Spell'. It was produced and recorded by Bobby Harlow at Studio B in Los Angeles, California, in the hot winter of 2014. No one involved was prepared to make a record, but an invisible hand pushed them to do it. Perhaps it was God or that special someone we all know and love called The Devil. God and The Devil actually have very similar interests. They both love electric guitars and they both want you to listen to 'Black Moon Spell' and freak the fuck out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sub Pop","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50448137453899,"sku":"378785","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/245dc7cf-7d41-4845-b6d4-7c5a6971edb2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727086965"},{"product_id":"king-tuff","title":"King Tuff","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaid-back garage popster King Tuff delivers a long-awaited follow-up to Was Dead with his self-titled Sub Pop debut. He was no slouch during the four years since that first official full-length, touring with soda shoppe punkers Hunx and his Punx (who share his snotty, nasal vocal stylings) and J. Mascis' stoner shredders Witch, as well as putting out a record with his own lo-fi indie pop band Happy Birthday and moving from his native Brattleboro, Vermont to Los Angeles. Where Was Dead was an album for summer driving and hanging out, the intervening years, extra rays of sunshine, and willingness to take a risk on expanding his sound make King Tuff a fully realized summer record from the street to the beach to the campfire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sub Pop","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50448304243019,"sku":"351034","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/78c706d7-2d13-4a06-8bcf-5979f723a5a2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727089450"},{"product_id":"moo","title":"MOO","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoo\u003c\/em\u003e is the first wide release on my new label MUP! When I decided to make a new record, it only seemed right to go back to what brings me the most joy, which is, Rock and Roll music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI got my Tascam 388 fixed, the same tape machine I had used to record my first album, King Tuff Was Dead. It had been sitting in my parent’s house in Vermont for the past 14 years, but I had finally dragged it out to LA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI stopped caring if there were mistakes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere’s not enough mistakes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI played my old, blue, Gibson SG, Jazijoo, and she spewed mangled electrified gold.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor once, I sang and I didn’t hate my voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI played the drums badly and bounced them in mono to one track and it sounded like glorious shit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI wish it sounded even worse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRock and Roll is the music of rodents and bugs. It should sound like it crept from a decrepit trashcan or a crypt or a toilet. It is not chill or vibey, autotuned or on the grid. It is not perfect, which is why it’s perfect. And I don’t care if it’s dead or alive, cool or uncool: when I hear it, and when I play it, as a chubby and balding 43 year old punk weirdo, I FEEL ENERGIZED.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003eAll in all, MOO is a full circle moment. A return to form. A return to rock. A return to Vermont. A return to myself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReconnecting the dots. Restarting the engine. Plugging in the stack. Finally letting King Tuff be King. 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