Ugly Spiral: Lost Works 2012-2016

by AJJ

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loomis99 not a single track on this that i dislike. i really enjoy hearing the alternate versions of these songs. Favorite track: Blood, Hatred, Money and Rage.

Eli Amazing album. It's so delightfully weird hearing different takes of songs I love. Favorite track: Do, Re, Me.

Kate It's tough getting through the stretches between albums-- luckily, this has a little bit of everything that makes AJJ irreplaceable. Favorite track: Christmas Island.

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1.	Space & Time 03:24	info	buy track
2.	Kokopeli Face Tattoo 03:13	info	buy track
3.	Do, Re, Me 02:33	info	buy track
4.	Blood, Hatred, Money and Rage 02:46	info	buy track
5.	Keep On Chooglin' 01:47	info	buy track
6.	brainbody.mp4 02:00		buy track
7.	Now That I'm at the Top of My Game 02:34	info	buy track
8.	Christmas Island 03:12	info	buy track
9.	Getting Naked and Playing with Guns 03:07	info	buy track
10.	Junkie Church 02:20	info	buy track
11.	The Final Cut 05:17	info	buy track
12.	I Miss You 02:08	info	buy track

about

Long before the shitshow of 2016, AJJ tried to warn us about what lurked beneath American civility. Abusers. Nazis. “Politicians too.” Since 2004, the folk/punk (not folk-punk) band has been a sort of desert prophet, emerging regularly from the 120° Arizona heat to take America to task for all the hypocrisies it won’t admit. White privilege, violent impulses, religious madness. All the colors of the flag.

After two diverse full lengths for SideOneDummy (two of their best yet), AJJ now bring us Ugly Spiral: Lost Works 2012-2016, a collection which sheds light on the band’s expanding sound between People and now. A number of unreleased studio cuts (like opener “Space and Time,” and the incendiary “Blood, Hatred, Money, and Rage”) find their place alongside live favorites like “Now That I’m At the Top of My Game,” songs previously only available on vinyl, and alternate takes of album highlights.

With most tracks culled from sessions with Grammy-winning producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Cloud Nothings), and legendary Mesa, AZ producer jalipaz nelson, Ugly Spiral is a surprising and robust album, offering new listeners a compelling overview of one of America’s great DIY bands, with plenty of new gems for the hungry fan.

It’s not always pretty, but there lies the beauty. Just don’t say they didn’t warn you next time some gross American shit bubbles up to the surface.

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released July 27, 2018

Mastered by Kim Rosen
Cover art by John Inzane Olson

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AJJ Phoenix, Arizona

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shows

May 3

The Ritz

Raleigh, NC
May 4

The Fillmore Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA
May 5

The Fillmore Silver Spring

Silver Spring, MD
May 6

The Southern Cafe & Music Hall

Charlottesville, VA
May 7

KEMBA Live!

Columbus, OH
May 10

Brooklyn Paramount

Brooklyn, NY
May 11

Wellmont Theater

Montclair, NJ
May 12

MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Boston, MA
May 14

House of Blues - Cleveland

Cleveland, OH
May 15

Scottish Rite Cathedral Theatre, Masonic Temple

Detroit, MI
May 17

Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

Chicago, IL
May 18

The Pageant

St Louis, MO
Jun 14

Fillmore Auditorium

Denver, CO
Jun 15

The Depot

Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 17

Showbox SoDo

Seattle, WA
Jun 21

The Masonic

San Francisco, CA
Jun 22

The Wiltern

Los Angeles (LA), CA
Jun 24

House of Blues - Old Location

Anaheim, CA
Jun 26

The Van Buren

Phoenix, AZ
Jun 28

Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater (Outdoors)

Austin, TX

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