Negative Stars [LP]

Skull Practitioners - Negative Stars [LP]

Proving once again that "power trio" isn't just a descriptive handle from the distant past but a louder-than-God 21st-century reality, New York's Skull Practitioners bow Negative Stars, their first full-length album for In The Red Records, following their 2019 debut EP Death Buy.

The eight-track collection was produced by the trio of guitarist Jason Victor, bassist Kenneth Levine and drummer Alex Baker, with Ted Young engineering. Brooklyn Vegan said, "If you dig early '80s L.A. dusty punk like Gun Club, X and Flesh Eaters, or the many works of Jon Spencer, you will want to check out these four ripping, ripped-up tracks." Rock And Roll Globe described the music as "Gun Club fugues played by anxious Amphetamine Reptile Records ghosts deciding they'd prefer to continue to walk the earth."

Negative Stars is the culmination of years of work in New York's clubs and studios. Victor had already established himself as the co-lead guitarist for Steve Wynn and the Miracle Three, and when Wynn revived the Dream Syndicate in 2017, Victor took the guitar chair previously occupied by Karl Precoda and Paul Cutler. The band has shared stages with Lydia Lunch, Live Skull and In The Red label-mates the Wolfmanhattan Project.

Track Listing:

01. Dedication
02. Exit Wounds
03. Leap
04. Intruder
05. What Now
06. Fire Drill
07. Ventilation
08. Nelson D