The Cramps - Human Fly

Sunday, time for a classic.

"Human Fly" is a tune by the American garage punk band THE CRAMPS, taken from the first 12" EP "Gravest Hits" by compiling both sides of their first two 1978 Vengeance singles, "Surfin' Bird" and "Human Fly", with an added fifth track, a cover version of "Lonesome Town". It was released in July 1979 on Illegal Records and I.R.S. Records. The tracks were all produced by Alex Chilton and recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis in 1977. The EP's liner notes were credited to "Dr. J.H. Sasfy, Professor of Rockology, American Rock'n'Roll Institute, Washington D.C., U.S.A.". "Gravest Hits" is one of the first records of both the rockabilly revival and the psychobilly genres. The photograph on the back of the original sleeve, of the band in performance, was taken at the Palladium theater in New York.

"Human Fly" appeared in episode 4 of the UK ITV comedy drama series Married Single Other as Clint scaled four floors of a block of flats in Leeds to try to recover his relationship with Abbie. A cover version of the song by Hanni El Khatib also appeared in a Nissan television advertisement. Another cover version was recorded by the Serbian alternative rock band Supernaut on their 2006 album Eli.

THE CRAMPS were an American punk rock band formed in 1976 and active until 2009. The band split after the death of lead singer Lux Interior. Their line-up rotated much over their existence, with the husband-and-wife duo of Interior and lead guitarist and occasional bass guitarist Poison Ivy comprising the only permanent members. The addition of guitarist Bryan Gregory and drummer Pam Balam resulted in the first complete lineup in April 1976.


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Black Moth - Looner

BLACK MOTH rose from the Leeds underground scene at the end of the last decade, indulging their love for both SABBATH sulphur and STOOGES squalor.

Their debut "The Killing Jar", which was released in 2012, was hailed by many as one of the best debut album's you'll hear all year, it even made it onto Kerrang's top 50 albums of the year. Now with an expanded (guitar) lineup to expand the riffage comes the follow up, "Condemned To Hope".

Their long awaited second album, produced like their first by Jim Sclavunos (GRINDERMAN, NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS, THE CRAMPS) takes their kaleidoscopic heaviosity and sepulchral style to a whole new plateau of riff-driven dementia. A turbulent brew with just as much 60s garage rock bite, head-spinning psychedelia and "1991-The-Year-That-Punk-Broke" grit to offer as Vinum Sabbathi riffage. "Condemned To Hope" is where BLACK MOTH truly render themselves a glimmering presence in the firmament of 21st century rock. A band just as comfortable sharing the Temples festival bill with the likes of ELECTRIC WIZARD and NEUROSIS as they are alongside NICK CAVE, IGGY POP and DEBORAH HARRY on the forthcoming JEFFREY LEE PIERCE Sessions album "Axels And Sockets".

As with all NHS releases the album package will be something very special, with some very special cover art. The one and only Roger Dean has created a brand new painting to adorn the cover of the album. Designer, architect and artist, his iconic work for YES, URIAH HEEP, BUDGIE, countless Vertigo sleeves and much more, has almost come to define 70’s sleeve art. It’s the Roger Dean you know and love, yet as you’ve never seen him before.

The MOTH have had a storming couple of years since, playing festivals such as Leeds, Reading and Download, as well as two European tours and a massive 15-date UK tour, not to mention stamping their live authority on support slots with UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS, RED FANG, TURBOWOLF and TRUCKFIGHTERS to name a few.

"Condemned To Hope" is a "Refreshing" piece of technical garage-sleaze-doom-grunge with a strong female vocal presence!

Ltd edition clear flexi disc with a screenprinted illustration by vocalist Harriet Bevan, signed and numbered available here.

Here it is today's tune and the sassy new BLACK MOTH video "Looner". Enjoy!



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