Cruelster – Lost Inside My Mind In Another State Of Mind. The Singles Collection

Drunken Sailor

£21.58

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: DRUNKENSAILOR168
Barcode: 5056321696175
Release Date: 29 Mar 2024
Genre: Alternative

So I have a problem: I hate everyone and all music. Well, OK, not everyone. But c’mon - you know what people are like. Honestly, they’re the worst. And fair enough I might not really hate all music, but let’s be honest: have you ever actually heard any music? I mean, jeeez. If I’m gonna listen to a record, I’ll need something that matches this misanthropy; something that really gets the neurotransmitters firing on all cylinders and ready to obliterate the feelgood factor. Something like Cleveland band Cruelster, basically. Cruelster are made up of members of Knowso, Perverts Again, and a plethora of other Ohio noiseniks. If it seems like you’ve seen that name before, it’s highly probable - they released a demo back in 2012 and have been sporadically dropping bundles of rough-edged sonic snot ever since, thanks to labels like Lumpy (whose own Dumpers are at the very least sonically adjacent) and Turbine Piss. This singles collection compiles all the non-album tracks they’ve released since that early demo to make a thrillingly ‘orrible racket. Twelve years’ worth of punk rottenness and general stupidity contained in 29 tracks and 40 noisy minutes. It is, of course, fucking brilliant. From the gleefully melodic dumbness (and Booji Boy-flavoured additions) of ‘My Embarrassment’ to the malevolent rumble of ‘Double Trouble’, not to mention a fabulously energised cover of Icona Pop’s dance-pop smash ‘I Love It’, every track here is a winner. It’s the perfect tonic for your rage and the perfect foil to a cruel world where everyone else’s disdain seems more pronounced than your own. You owe it to yourself to complete your record shelves with this instantly classic comp - it’s punk rock par excellence. And as for that ‘hating all music thing’... ah, who cares, this is all gold. Listen immediately, you’ll be causing chaos to its raucous brilliance before you know it.

Track list: 1. Have You Met The Cruelster 2. You're A Soaking Joke 3. It Would Be So Easy 4. Control My Body (From A Tower) 5. Crisis In Local Government 6. Let's Make Noise (In The Bathroom) 7. Terminal Windmill 8. Magma 9. March To Tenochtitlan 10. Asking God For A Gumball 11. Warpwish 12. I'm A Fuckin Psycho 13. Neural Maze 14. Makemake Watchwatch 15. Freak of Nature 16. Banker's Bunch 17. Double Trouble 18. Crisis In Local government (Part II) 19. Dumb Fuck 20. Belarus With My Baby 21. You Can't Stop With Me 22. I Love It 23. Fairview