The Budos Band "VII" COLOR:PURPLE 2 is the follow-up to

2 is the follow-up to Curry's 2012 mixtape King of the Mischievous South

written by Ray Davies and builtaround a heavy guitar riff played by Dave Davies

the band insisted on using the same Ampex 1" tape recorder that produced all the Hi Record hits from 1974 and prior to preserve authenticity

Alice in Chains

" originally released as a single in 1973

The Budos Band "VII" COLOR:PURPLE 2 is the follow-up toTwo years after releasing the Frontier's Edge EP, The Budos Band are returning with their first full length since 2020's Long in the Tooth. Titled simply VII, the new album sees them doing what they do best: laying down hypnotic, horn spiked grooves that menace and mesmerize in equal measure. Produced by Budos guitarist Tom Brenneck with Simon Guzmn engineering, VII features 11 tightly constructed new tracks that draw on the group's wide range of