Brutus Viii Beyond LP Vinyl

Brutus VIII is Jackson Katz's (Slow Hollows, Current Joys) rejection of his soft indie-rock band roots into no wave experimentation. Brutus VIII was started in 2013 as a solo project and after a few iterations has remained, for the most part, solo. With jarring and oftentimes abrasive live performances, Katz forces audiences to confront the expectations of a performer. The project is an exploration into the hyper masculine ideal, painting a picture of how ridiculous machismo-ism is. With nihilistic lyrical overtones, Brutus VIII personifies fear being the root of anger. In it's most distilled form, Brutus VIII is a reflection of how society both stokes the flames of angry chauvinism and uses escapism to stave off the feelings of being trapped in a cycle of helplessness.

1. Adolescence (Badlands) 2. Asthma of The Odious Son 3. Leave Your Hometown 4. Dark Lord 5. Anger 6. Glassy Eyes 7. Logging On 8. Mid Life (Casio Lvl-Up) 9. Re 10. Ash Wednesday 11. Death (Beyond) 12. Sylvan's Hunrt (Bonus)