{"product_id":"king-tuff-other","title":"King Tuff: Other ( Vinyl )","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eOther\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eKing Tuff\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eSub Pop\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eVINYL LP\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e098787123012\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eRock\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2018-04-13\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Vinyl LP pressing, housed in a gatefold sleeve and includes digital download. The ten tracks that make up The Other represent a kind of psychic evolution for King Tuff. No less hooky than previous records, the new songs ditch the goofy rock-and-roll bacchanalia narratives of earlier records in favor of expansive arrangements, a diversity of instrumentation, and lyrics that straddle the fence between painful ruminations and a childlike, creative energy untarnished by cynicism. The soulful and cosmic new direction is apparent from the album's first moments: introduced by the gentle ringing of a chime, acoustic guitar, and warm organ tones, \"The Other\" is a narrative of redemption born of creativity. As Thomas sings about being stuck in traffic, directionless, with no particular reason to be alive, he hears the call of \"the other,\" a kind of siren song that, instead of leading towards destruction, draws the narrator towards a creative rebirth. Elsewhere, tracks like \"Thru the Cracks\" and \"Psycho Star\" balance psychedelia with day-glo pop hooks. \"The universe is probably an illusion, but isn't it so beautifully bizarre?\" he asks on \"Psycho Star,\" providing one of the record's central tenets. At a time when everything in the world feels so deeply spoiled and the concept of making meaning out of the void seems both pointless and impossible, why not try?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"King Tuff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47861140684987,"sku":"35884422.0","price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/7630\/5339\/files\/3771471.jpg?v=1779441922","url":"https:\/\/hej3xg-is.myshopify.com\/products\/king-tuff-other","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}