The Wilderness is the site of an American Civil War battle, near Fredericksburg, Virginia. It is also the title of this new 7" from REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, the Baltimore band that includes Vic Bondi (Articles of Faith, Alloy, Dead Ending), J Robbins (Jawbox, Burning Airlines) as well as Erik Denno and Darren Zentek (both Kerosene 454 and Oswego). The battle of the Wilderness was famous for being fought in dense underbrush that caught fire and consumed both sides. The single is incendiary and relentless. Backed with a very special cover version of Motörhead‘s Just 'Cos You Got the Power.
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released September 29, 2018
Recorded by j Robbins at the Magpie Cage Recording Studio
Mastered by Dan Coutant at Sun Room Audio
supported by 12 fans who also own “The Wilderness”
Honestly, i typically recoil at electronic beats, but good lord is "Dead-Eyed God" a haunting, beautiful track! It's just delightful to see one of your favorite musicians expanding their palette with such confidence & taste. And of course there's still plenty of J's masterful & tasty guitar on this EP for those of us who can't get enough. ggoston
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