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We saw a VHS cassette in our lounge with a good title (good movie too) It was Million Dollar Hotel - so we wrote a song and named it the same thing. It was about the house we were living in and renting. Living in a damp piece of shit but how because it's your house\/home with your life in it it's worth a million bucks. It's a bit cheesy but true” -Yolanda.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTheir new release \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWild Weeds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is the much anticipated follow up to the band’s 2017 debut album ‘\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHot Pockets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e’. A departure from the strictly DIY recording ethic informing “\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePockets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e’, ‘\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWeeds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e’ was recorded at Darren McShane’s 24 track analogue ‘Earwig Studios’, offering a step up in production values and sonic ‘heft’, whist maintaining the hypnotic intensity of their live sound.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe band have racked up prestigious supports for the likes of \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe King Brothers\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThurston Moore\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCate Le Bon\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe MakeUp\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChain and the Gang\u003c\/strong\u003e. They have also taken their salty sounds to festivals such as Goner Fest 14 (Memphis) and Flying Out's The Others Way festival. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Dog Bone\u003cbr\u003e2. Fool \u003cbr\u003e3. The Crawl \u003cbr\u003e4. Anna Ant \u003cbr\u003e5. Wild Weeds \u003cbr\u003e6. 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