Brutus VIII - Beyond
LP
Brutus VIII is Jackson Katz's (Slow Hollows, Current Joys) rejection of his soft indie-rock band roots into no wave experimentation. Brutus VIII was started in 2013 as a solo project and after a few iterations has remained, for the most part, solo. With jarring and oftentimes abrasive live performances, Katz forces audiences to confront the expectations of a performer. The project is an exploration into the hyper masculine ideal, painting a picture of how ridiculous machismo-ism is. With nihilistic lyrical overtones, Brutus VIII personifies fear being the root of anger. In it's most distilled form, Brutus VIII is a reflection of how society both stokes the flames of angry chauvinism and uses escapism to stave off the feelings of being trapped in a cycle of helplessness.
- 1Ā Adolescence (Badlands)
- 2Ā Asthma of the Odious Son
- 3Ā Leave Your Hometown
- 4Ā Dark Lord
- 5Ā Anger
- 6Ā Glassy Eyes
- 7Ā Logging on
- 8Ā Mid Life (Casio Lvl-Up)
- 9Ā Re
- 10Ā Ash Wednesday
- 11Ā Death (Beyond)
- 12Ā Sylvan's Hunrt (Bonus)