provocation and pop-cultural discontinuity

behind every glittering tear a devilish glance

Tyler Keith

It’s the Death… & RESURRECTION of Johnathon Cowboy

CIRCLE - Manner CD Improvised provocation and pop-cultural discontinuityCompared to rock years, dog years seem mercifully short. In music, time is generally unkind and immortals reliably turn into sad cartoons: Did anybody but the most desperate sycophants actually flip for Black Sabbath circa TYR, slobber over Recycler era ZZ Top, or worship Metallica's St. Anger? (If you answered yes, please vacate your parents' basement within 24 hours.) After a few decades in the trenches, can a loud, prolific band realistically