Tongues (ex- Apocalypse Hoboken) Punk LP - 180 Gram Pink Vinyl 100 COPIES

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100 COPIES - Brand New: Pink-bubblegum 180 gram vinyl - does NOT include the CD (not a CD-r).

Tongues consists of well-established Chicago musicians from hard-rock bands of legend like Apocalypse Hoboken (Todd Paglialong– Vocals; Andy Peterson – Drums), Joan of Arc (Erik Bocek – Bass), American Draft (Sean Shipley – Lead Guitar), Veterans (Francis Gilbert – Lead Guitar), Mexican Cheerleader, The House That Gloria Vanderbilt, Vicelords, An Automotive, Ghosts & Vodka, The Mons, and at least a dozen more now defunct touring outfits.

In a rhythmic marriage of often fast-paced and precisely arranged melancholy, combined with dueling, yet harmoniously symbiotic guitar ecstasy, this tune-laden powerhouse lay the construct for the ever-evolving vocalist Todd Paglialong (aka Mr. Todd Pot) to redefine the definition of “pop sensibilities”. With a varied and odd music history under their delicious licorice whip belts, the often sardonic and provocative Tongues lovingly bring the intensity of youth’s bad choices with the rancor and wisdom of an adult’s hard-earned prerogative to stop being a pussy. Delivering 12 original songs in 45 minutes plus change, Tongues cuts to the quick and never stops swinging. It's like Ghost with extra Pope and Satan.

Ryan K. Prado - Alternative Press June 2009:

"The Chicago post-punk family tree has a new branch from which to prune, and Tongues might be it's ripest growth in years. The conglomerate (featuring members of Apocalypse Hoboken, Joan of Arc, and Ghosts and Vodka) stitches together a quilt of unapologetic cock-rock, sludgy guitar interplay and enveloping drums, matched in outlandishness only by the sassy vocal singe of Mr. Todd Pot.  Lyrically, "Bukowski Dating Service" plunges into the absurd ("a former high school athlete is what you're not / to comb the hair of retards and wipe the drips of snot"). But for all the melodic counterbalance, there remains a healthy dose of machismo and mirth that'll put a smile on your face.This is middle America's answer to Eagles Of Death Metal.

Chicago Sun Times:

"Though Tongues is a young group just now celebrating the D.I.Y. release of its self-titled debut, the sleaze-rock quintet has a celebrated pedigree, including two former members of punk heroes Apocalypse Hoboken, vocalist Todd Paglialong and drummer Andy Peterson, and a bassist, Erik Bocek, from Joan of Arc. They join impressive dual lead guitarists Sean Shipley and Francis Gilbert to create a hardcore but melodic metal/punk hybrid that seems to have been designed as the perfect soundtrack for the neighborhood biker bar or S&M club (that is, providing you live in that sort of neighborhood).

Thankfully, the only thing heavy here is the music: One look at the titles of endearingly hard-hitting tunes such as "Bukowski Dating Service," "Meatgum" and "Scatalogically Speaking" is indicative of the group's sarcastic lyrical take on its favorite debaucheries."For fans of Roxy Music and Kyuss," is how one fanzine summed things up, and it's hard to find a better description."