STYLIANOS OU and the CORTISOL COWS - Fucked Forever LP

Limited edition of 150 copies.

Highly recommended.

Greek musician Stelios Papagrigoriou is a practitioner of a dizzying array of creative pursuits. He is a published author with novels, poems and short stories to his credit. His award-winning visual arts practice encompasses sculpture, installations and painting (which adorn the front and back covers). Reflecting his voracious appetite, Papagrigoriou’s wide-ranging sonic explorations are just as intriguing and well-executed as the other forms he operates in. Just when you think you’ve got Ou figured out, he makes yet another 180 degree turn - the Athens-based polymath has gone full singer-songwriter.

Released by Ever/Never, Fucked Forever finds Ou in troubadour mode, bringing along an entire band, the Cortisol Cows, to lay down a suite of songs teeming with bitter laughter, triumphant resignation and fleeting glimpses of that most elusive of instincts—hope. At first glance, Ou’s version of hope might seem incompatible with yours. To the matter of his intentions, he tells us that, “Songs work slowly and with no clear purpose, and for sure, even the most humble ones, are a great way to learn how to live, to learn how to die and maybe for some magical seconds, to see clearly and in all its glory, the blistering flame that consumes us constantly.”

"Great sound! Really smart lyrics that they slide very sweet on these electric folk licks! Great titles too! Nice debut for these crazy Cows! Kind of like Neil Young and Pearls Before Swine feeling here. Also had a glimpse of The The!" - Bandcamp comment