THE PICTUREBOOKS · The Major Minor Collective | BLACK LP+CD

Black vinyl in standard cover. Includes bonus CD.

Background information about 'The Major Minor Collective'

There are bands that sound polished, and then there's The Picturebooks. This German duo doesn't just play rock music – they weld it, hammer it, and breathe fire into it. The Major Minor Collective is not an album; it's a manifesto of raw, unhinged energy that grabs you by the collar from the very first riff.

Fynn Grabke and Philipp Mirtschink have crafted something that feels both ancient and urgently contemporary. The album stomps through blues-drenched hard rock with a punk attitude that would make Iggy Pop grin. Tracks like "Howling Wolf" and "You Don't Know Me" are built on riffs that sound like a chainsaw cutting through a vintage amplifier, while Grabke's vocals oscillate between a whisper and a primal scream. What makes this record truly special is the production – or rather, the lack of overproduction. You can hear the dust, the sweat, the crackle of the studio air. It's raw in the best possible way, reminiscent of early Queens of the Stone Age mixed with the dirt of The White Stripes, but with a European grit that's entirely their own. The rhythm section is a powerhouse, shifting from swing to sludge without warning. This is rock music that refuses to be polite, refuses to be categorized, and most importantly, refuses to be ignored. It's loud, it's proud, and it's absolutely essential.

For fans of:
Queens of the Stone Age, The White Stripes, Royal Blood, Death From Above 1979, Jack White

Track listing

A1. Here´s to Magic (feat. Dennis Lyxzén [Refused])
A2. Corrina Corrina (feat. Neil Fallon [Clutch])
A3. Catch Me If You Can (feat. Chris Robertson)
A4. Beach Seduction (feat. Leah Wellbaum)
A5. Holy Ghost (feat. Jon Harvey [Monster Truck])
B1. Too Soft To Live And Too Hard To Die (feat. Elin Larsson [Blues Pills])
B2. Rebel (feat. Lzzy Hale [Halestorm])
B3. Multidimensional Violence (feat. Erlend Hjelvik [HJELVIK, Ex-Kvelertak])
B4. Riders and Farmers (feat. Laurent Lacrouts and Mathieu Jourdain [The Inspector Cluzo])
B5. Blind Riders (feat. Lisa Alley and Ian Graham [The Well])
B6. Again and Again

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