Thou — Magus Nina Simone shows the first signs that

shows the first signs that the band was ready to transform their no wave past into a greater alternative Rock sensibility

" an accomplished guitarist andchampion of Malian music in his own right

love gone sour

pummelling drums and snaking guitars

Close Up the Honky-Tonks was the definitive Burritos compilation and contains some excellent performances available nowhere else

Thou — Magus Nina Simone shows the first signs thatMagus is Thou's first full length since 2014's Heathen. Though often lumped in with New Orleans sludge bands like Eyehategod and Crowbar, Thou shares a more spiritual kinship with '90s proto grunge bands like Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden (all of whom they've covered extensively, both in the studio and onstage). The band's aesthetic and political impulses reflect the obscure '90s DIY hardcore punk found on labels like Ebullition,