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NOTS // COSMETIC
131GONE
Release Date: 9/9/16

Second full-length statement from Memphis' NOTS, Cosmetic fearlessly attacks the rough edges between desire, deceit, appearance and reality. Not chanting down Babylon, Natalie Hoffmann screams straight into its face. In this Game Of Death, Nots run through the maze of mirrors with sledgehammers. Oh, the sound of mirrors smashing. Let's smash some more.

Nots are still a wild guitar band, but above and below the guitar, bass and drum pound, Alexandra Eastburn's analog synth blurps melodies and nonsense, teasing squiggles of freedom which defy the false grid of modern life. Cosmetic? Emetic? "Monotone Lust" indeed. With Hoffmann on guitar & vocals, Eastburn on synth, Charlotte Watson beating drums, and Meredith Lones steering a solid path through the chaos on bass, Nots are neither content with the smug "stare at your shoes" approach of bands from both coasts, nor an Earth-hugging "we need to get back to nature" hippie copout. There might not be any answers here. That might be the point. Nots have arrived at the next level of their attack with a confidence and a music that lays waste to the wasteland without romantic attachment to a thing.

Recorded with Keith Cooper and Andrew McCalla in Memphis. Mastered by Jason Ward at Chicago Mastering. Album Art by Natalie Hoffmann.

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Cosmetic

Inherently Low

NOTS "Inherently Low" || 'Cosmetic' [Goner Records]

MYSTIC JOURNEY OF SONIC DISSONANCE AND HARMONY

Reaper

So many here to see but you ignore them
and they only wanna hear what you've got for them
the only thing I fear is your intention
a thought I wouldn't wanna bring to your attention
we float as though we're relevant

Be for the Thrill

What you wouldn't do just for a smile
and you only wanna be here for a while
you and I know it's not your style
and you wouldn't wanna be known as a liar
we float as though we're relevant

Be for the Thrill

Be for the thrill and you're ready
what doesn't kill can be deadly

Produced, mixed, and mastered by Daniel Bonilla

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