The Husbands 'There's Nothing I'd Like More Than To See You Dead' album

There’s Nothing I’d Like More Than To See You Dead is a true Frankenstein tour de force. The exhumed corpses of a lost 60’s girl group have been implanted with cruel, punk brains and a hickory beat. For connoisseurs of combustible Rock N Roll, Rhythm N Blues, and Garage N Punk, The Husbands create a paint peeling sound full of heartache, and violence. Serve with reverb and feedback. Garnish with blood.

The Husbands are an all girl trio from San Francisco. There’s Nothing I’d Like More Than To See you Dead is their second album. Sarah Reed is on lead vocals and guitar. Sarah plays a Hagstrom through a Marshall and invokes a one-woman guitarmy akin to a woolly wall of algae covered sea glass yet to tumble smooth. Her maple-coated tonsils submit to a rabid she-wolf howl. Sadie Shaw is on guitar and vocals. Sadie uses a Les Paul Firebrand plugged into a Twin Reverb and conjures a cacophony of cavernous catcalls. When she steps up to the mic on ‘Get Even’ and ‘Just Like That’ she goes goo goo ga ga with a sense of orphaned love and violated innocence. Casey Ward, although mainly found behind the trap kit, also plays organ, piano, bass, various shakers, and sings. Casey has been known to use the skulls of the border patrolling Minutemen for percussion. Her ambidextrous physicality and hidden charms binds Sarah and Sadie’s disparate guitar noise and laminates them with a sultry sheen.

There’s Nothing I’d Like More Than To See You Dead, was primarily recorded by Phil Manley (of Trans Am, The Champs) along with a couple songs captured by John Reis (Swami Overlord) and features loads of guest stars. Dan Sartain sings a mighty duet on ‘Much Too Late’ as Dean Reis of The Sultans fills in on the drums, Russell Kwan of the late Mummies blows harp on ‘Tell Me Your Love is Only Mine’ and Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez plays organ on Bar-B-Q. Musically the album illustrates the Husbands continued inspiration from the raw and passionate sex beat of transgenerational, house rockin’ fun. Yet, this time the recipe calls for twice as much of the same ingredients for the same serving size. Sweet parts are sweeter, there is so much hot sauce you will regret it later and there is two times as many razorblades in the apple as before.

Since their 2003 debut, “Introducing The Husbands”, the band has toured the world and exhibited a Spinal Tap-like propensity for revolving drummers. Sara Lund of Unwound, Tracy Sawyer of Heaven’s To Betsy and The Lies, Sarah Deminico of Death Of A Party and Tina Luchessi of The Bobbyteens and The Trashwomen have all lent their bashing talents to The Husbands over the last couple of years. At times the lineup consisted of no less than 14 people on stage at once! This latest work sees the band back in stripped down form. Live, The Husbands have evolved into a confident powerhouse declaring the virtues of doing the Shimmy, Watusi, Monkey, and Shucking Corn. The Husbands are an eye, ear and handful. They are an explosion at the axis of tongue in check (someone else’s) and the consuming release of a rubbing up against strangers at a Rock n Roll dance party. Yeah, it’s all in fun as the sequin shakes and your ears ring for mercy, until someone gets hurt. I wouldn’t stand too close. These sirens wailing song lulls you into bliss and beckons you to their garage where they wait to beat the shit out of you with pipe wrenches and drown you in motor oil.

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