The Tubs "Hard Life" 90s old school hip-hop melded with

old school hip-hop melded with the 90s’ postmodern aesthetic so that a track such as ‘Sure Shot’ could mix jazz flute (a loop from Jeremy Steig’s ‘Howlin’ For Judy’) with a crisp drum beat and lyrics that cycle through references to 70s crime movies (The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three) and sonic pioneers the likes of Lee “Scratch” Perry

originally released on Grisman's Acoustic Disc label in August 1998

including "Suck You Dry"

Igorrr are unlike any other act

The album continues to connect to every generation of angsty teens and adults

The Tubs "Hard Life" 90s old school hip-hop melded withUpon arriving in the USA for The Tubs' first tour of the country, frontman Owen Williams told The New Yorker, ""We're here to unite the country. We're gonna come, like, three times. By that point, I think this place will start healing."" Then, joyously, they did just that, piling into a van and criss crossing the States, bringing their literary, bleary eyed, world weary, night of your life highwire act to the masses when it was needed most. The Tubs