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TV Or The Atom Bomb
Garrison TV Or The Atom Bomb Punk Rock Theory
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Saturday, August 8, 2020 - 10:03
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Thomas

The 90’s post-hardcore torchbearers known as Garrison are back with ‘TV Or The Atom Bomb,’ a name that at one point was on the table as a viable option for the band’s name.

Not a new album, this compilation is instead a collection of B-sides, rarities and previously unreleased material that takes you on a trip that stretches over the band’s entire career from 1996 to 2004. For a compilation, this one feels surprisingly cohesive. Fans of Far, Gameface, Errortype:11 and of course Garrison themselves, will find plenty to enjoy on here from the jet-fueled opener ‘Let’s Fight’ and the Drive Like Jehu-esque ‘Twenty-Four’ down to the shoegaze shimmer of ‘The Only One’ and the band’s spirited take on the Smiths classic ‘Panic’.

 

Track listing:

  1. Let’s Fight
  2. We Watch the World Come Down
  3. The Only One
  4. Patient Mouth
  5. The Sound
  6. New Habits For Old Friends
  7. I’m a Lover
  8. Panic
  9. King of the Century
  10. Stand Up and State Your Name
  11. Ego
  12. Twenty Four

Tom Dumarey
Tom Dumarey

Lacking the talent to actually play in a band, Tom decided he would write about bands instead. Turns out his writing skills are mediocre at best as well.