Product Description
The latest original album from minus5, led by indie rock cult hero Scott McCoy, has arrived! Six years after his miraculous comeback album 'Stroke Manor (2019)' following a stroke, he has reunited with his most trusted collaborators: Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Patterson Hood (Drive-by-Truckers), Debbie Peterson (The Bangles), Kurt Brock (The Fastbucks), and Spencer Tweedy. They deliver a full dose of addictive and exhilarating alternative power pop! 1. Words & Birds 2. Death the Bludgeoner 3. Let the Rope Hold, Cassie Lee 4. I Don't Want to Hate Anyone 5. The Garden of Arden 6. Last Hotel 7. Bison Queen 8. Falling Like Jets 9. Burgundy Suit 10. Blow in My Bag 11. Sharktooth 12. We Shall Not Be Released Minus 5 is a band formed in 1993 by Scott McCoy, a Seattle-based multi-instrumentalist who has also been a sub-member of R.E.M. since the 90s. The original members were Peter Buck of R.E.M., and John Ower and Ken Stringfellow of The Posies. They released their debut album, "Old Liquidator," in 1995. In 1999, they participated in Moby Grape's tribute album to Skip Spence. In 2003, they released a collaborative album with Wilco titled "Down With Wilco," followed by a 5-LP box set in 2014 and "Dungeon Golds" in 2015. In 2016, they released a tribute album to The Monkees, "Of Monkees and Men." In November 2017, Scott suffered a stroke but made a miraculous recovery, releasing "Stroke Manor" in 2019 and the Neil Young tribute album "Calling Cortez" in 2023. Scott has also participated in many other units and albums, including Young Fresh Fellows, Baseball Project, Venus 3, and Tweedy.
