| ***Sterling, Virginiaís Pygmy Lushís debut album serves as the culmination of every influence these young men have ever had, all wrapped around each other in what essentially sounds like a seasoned band covering a solid mixtape. Bitter Riverís 14 songs span nearly the entire underground/independent music spectrum, ranging from tracks that sound like The Black Heart Procession to Born Against to Tom Waits to The Jesus Lizard to Bob Dylan to One-Eyed God Prophesy to Nirvana to... you get the picture, right? The five fellows of Pygmy Lush have cut their teeth in some of Northern Virginiaís most influential punk/hardcore bands of the last decade or so, including Pg.99, Majority Rule, Malady, City of Caterpillar, Crestfallen, Hissing Choir, and many more. The CD version comes with a 16-page lyric book and two bonus tracks. 30-second MP3 excerpts: Nonsensical Tremor Hurt Everything Universal Order At 0mph Slave To A Teenager Big Black River Send Bombs Headless Foul Mouth Mother Red Room Blues Malady Savvy Hurt Everything The Baptism Of Isa Lee Send Bombs The Boys Of Swift Creek Reservoir September Song Throw The Jockey If you have a recent version of iTunes software on your computer, clicking on the link immediately below should open the iTunes application and take you to that album's iTunes page-- where you can listen to samples and buy this album, or individual tracks: Go to iTunes to browse downloads for Pygmy Lush "Bitter River" If you have a subscription account at emusic.com, you can download tracks for purchase here. For a complete listing of Midheaven exclusive albums available for download from the iTunes Music service, please visit the Midheaven Mailorder/Revolver USA Downloadables page. |