Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil (DELUXE EDITION) [2x Blue Vinyl] (New Vinyl LP)

Bending scuzzy boundaries, ‘Good Bad Not Evil’ is a coming-of-age garage rock classic record. Full of hedonistic delinquent anthems, the fourth studio album from Atlanta punks Black Lips reaches it’s 15 year anniversary. This deluxe edition includes unearthed photos and new liner notes from Jared Swilley and King Khan. The second disc features B-sides and rarities including ‘Cruising’, ‘I Wanna Dance With You’ and ‘Leroy Faster’.

‘Good Bad Not Evil’ perfectly encapsulates the disillusionment of the mid-00s America, slammed between warehouse parties, DIY generator shows and scattered party pics, which was recorded in a little house in Atlanta that had been converted into a studio called the Living Room. Referencing Shangri-Las in the title, this is where their knack for garage gems met Motown; with bass heavy grooves (later remixed by Diplo), a certified country twang and unabashed bravado. Instant hits like ‘Veni Vidi Vici’, ‘Cold Hands’, ‘Bad Kids’ and ‘O Katrina!’ immediately became Black Lips staples.

This was a band caught in the eye of the storm, the touring continued, the parties didn’t stop, this was a band bending the scuzzy boundaries of their chosen genre. The record was hailed by the likes of Pitchfork, who proclaimed, “Black Lips are a go-to band for vintage lo-fi freaks, and their raucous live shows have helped them cross over outside of crusty dive bars. ‘Good Bad Not Evil’, however, is the record where naysayers, disinterested friends and acquaintances, people on the street, and anyone else within earshot has to sit up, shut up, and listen.” …and, shut up and listen they did.

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A1        Saw a Ghost (Lean)
A2        O Katrina
A3        Veni Vidi Vici
A4        It Feels Alright
A5        Navajo
A6        Lock And Key
A7        How Do You Tell A Child Someone Has Died
B1        Bad Kids
B2        Step Right Up
B3        Cold Hands
B4        Off The Block
B5        Slime And Oxygen
B6        Transcendental Light
C1        Cruising
C2        Make It
C3        I Wanna Dance With You
D1        Best Napkin I Ever Had
D2        My Trouble
D3        Leroy Faster
D4        Buried Alive