Mountain of Piss is the 11th studio album by Australian punk rock band Cosmic Psychos, released on 9 July 2021 through Go the Hack Records. The album peaked at No. 19 on the Australian charts, their highest ranking.[1]
| Mountain of Piss | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 9 July 2021 | |||
| Recorded | October 2019 – 2020 | |||
| Studio | Knighty's Shed, Spring Plains, Mia Mia, Australia | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 35:50 | |||
| Label | Go the Hack | |||
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Recording
editThe album was recorded in the shed on lead singer Knight's property in Mia Mia, Victoria. Mostly recorded in October 2019, there was some further work done in 2020.[2]
The album release was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Knight said, "Instead of releasing the album, I had two hip replacements. I'm told they are titanium, but being the public health system, they may be made from balsa wood for all I know."[3]
Reception
editThe Canberra Times said, "It's another collection of crunching grunge guitar over Ross Knight's gravelly, yet witty, roar about everything from stupid sports stars ("Sin Bin"), dodgy accountants, and a humorous lament about the changing nature of Australian society ("Too Old To Drink In Pubs"). The best moments arrive when The Psychos turn up the distortion and jam."[4] Loud agreed, "Bare bones brute force, unrestrained and loud: the raucous simplicity of the Psychos' brand of punk rock never wavers, even as they take slight artistic variations."[5]
Wall of Sound said, "One thing that I don't like in this world is when your favourite band become a bunch of old, fat blokes, completely out of touch, and trying to relive past glories but are nowhere near up to the task. Then you have the Cosmic Psychos."[6]
The Courier-Mail noted, "they’ve lost none of that yobbo sensibility. Drinking and toilet songs lower the tone."[7]
Track listing
edit- "Accountant Song" – 3:53
- "Beep" – 2:22
- "Bleeding Knuckles" – 3:18
- "Dickson" – 2:31
- "Dunny Seat" – 3:48
- "Mountain of Piss" – 3:46
- "Munted" – 3:56
- "Rude Man" – 2:55
- "Sin Bin" – 2:51
- "Too Old to Drink in Pubs" – 4:01
- "Unreal" – 2:29
- "Dumb" (digital bonus track) – 4:12
Personnel
edit- Ross Knight – lead vocals, bass guitar
- John McKeering – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Dickson"
- Dean Muller – drums, backing vocals
Charts
edit| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] | 19 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Australiancharts.com – Cosmic Psychos – Mountain of Piss". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ Tim Shiel. "Cosmic Psychos get sent to the Sin Bin". Double J.
- ^ Paul Cashmere. "Cosmic Psychos Have A New Album, A New Video and Tour Dates". noise11.
- ^ Josh Leeson. "ALBUM REVIEW: Cosmic Psychos dredge Mountain Of Piss from familiar punk rock source". Canberra Times.
- ^ "COSMIC PSYCHOS: MOUNTAIN OF PISS". Loud.
- ^ "Cosmic Psychos – Mountain of Piss (Album Review)". Wall of Sound.
- ^ John O'Brien. "Cosmic Psychos, DZ Deathrays, Beartooth: New album reviews". Courier-Mail.