200 Million Thousand NZ rain in Seattle

rain in Seattle

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

Inspired by Dante’s Inferno

stands out among the many copycats in the noise rock genre

A promising introduction from a band already making waves locally

200 Million Thousand NZ rain in SeattleThe 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