{"product_id":"budos-band-vii-purple-vinyl","title":"Budos Band - VII (Purple Vinyl)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\" id=\"aec-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aec-desc-review collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo years after releasing the Frontier's Edge EP, The Budos Band are\u003c\/p\u003e\nreturning with their first full-length since 2020's Long in the Tooth.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTitled simply VII, the new album sees them doing what they do best:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elaying down hypnotic, horn-spiked grooves that menace and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emesmerize in equal measure.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eProduced by Budos guitarist Tom Brenneck with Simon Guzmán\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eengineering, VII features 11 tightly constructed new tracks that draw\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon the group's wide range of influences, sounding like only the Budos\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecan. It's music for getting down, for nighttime drives, and for alternate\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eheadspaces a beguiling mix of mystery and rhythm that stands with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe formidable work they've released in their two decades of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erecording.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVII was recorded in California and serves as The Budos Band's first\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efull-length album on Diamond West, the independent label founded in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2023 by Tankel and Brenneck. It's also the group's first album to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einclude instrumental contributions from percussionist Rich Tarrana,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewho previously played in the Frightnrs. All told, it succeeds in opening\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eup some new sonic spaces while staying tethered to the intuitive,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eunique musicality that made them such a sensation from the jump.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ui-tabs ui-corner-all ui-widget ui-widget-content\" id=\"aec-musictabs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"ui-tabs-panel ui-corner-bottom ui-widget-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"MusicTracks\" id=\"mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tracksonly\" id=\"aec-jukebox\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-playlist tracksonly\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e Thrice Crowned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e Overlander\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e Night Raid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e Lair of 1,000 Serpents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e Kudzu Vine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e Sharky's Delight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e7\u003c\/span\u003e Curse of the Ivory Fang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e8\u003c\/span\u003e Behind the Black Curtain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e9\u003c\/span\u003e Escape from Ptenoda City\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e10\u003c\/span\u003e The Strigoi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e11\u003c\/span\u003e Mean Streets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"First City Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46985746907355,"sku":"","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/1609\/5451\/files\/4416885-3379806.jpg?v=1750344084","url":"https:\/\/firstcityrecordstore.com\/products\/budos-band-vii-purple-vinyl","provider":"First City Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}