PAUL LEARY - Born Stupid LP (colour vinyl)

Limited edition "Stupid Yello" colour vinyl.

The first solo LP in 30 years from the former Butthole Surfer.

"Born Stupid may not have the Black Sabbath-esque riffing, disturbing samples and punk rock heft of the Buttholes, but listeners who are familiar with their off-kilter and irreverent LSD-soaked strangeness will find themselves in very recognisable territory."

Much of the subversive creative spirit that fueled the Butthole Surfers best work can be found inside the grooves of Leary s charmingly twisted new album. Musically, Born Stupid largely steps away from the atomic punk energy and fuzzed-out metal riffing that defined the Butthole Surfers sound. Instead, Leary has crafted an equally compelling soundscape filled with carnival sideshow calliopes, spaghetti western guitar motifs, and off-kilter German beer hall waltzes. But where the Butthole Surfers work was often squarely focused on the manipulation of sounds and textures, Born Stupid is heavily rooted in the craft of song, and the record s finely structured musical landscapes work to support the stories being sung. The connection between Born Stupid and vintage Butthole Surfers music is not just stylistic. Longtime fans of Leary s work will be pleased by the presence of a couple radically reworked interpretations of Butthole Surfers-era material, including a giddily demented singalong version of the "The Shah Sleeps in Lee Harvey s Grave".