200 Million Thousand NZ balancing relentless aggression with musical

balancing relentless aggression with musical depth

A promising introduction from a band already making waves locally

rain in Seattle

Drum captures Gold Class at their creative peak—raw

"Keep the Change" stands as the album's highlight

200 Million Thousand NZ balancing relentless aggression with musicalThe Black Lips' fifth studio album, 2009's 200 Million Thousand, continues with their signature ramshackle swagger and sleaze, picking clean bones of garage rock with songs like "Drugs," the Iggy Pop cover "Again & Again," and "Take My Heart." However, attempts at being spooky or serious, like "Trapped in a Basement" and "The Drop I Hold," fall flat and show that the band's strengths lie in their raw sound and catchy melodies, rather than trying to be