Thou — Magus Nina Simone so these tapes were not

so these tapes were not intended to impress the world

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

pummelling drums and snaking guitars

While reference points won't be hard to identify

Delroy Wilson alongside super-rare tracks from the likes of Ken Boothe

Thou — Magus Nina Simone so these tapes were notMagus 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,