From a foundation of dirt-level garage punk, Lamont “Bim” Thomas aka Obnox sculpts deep cuts out of blown-out beats, redline guitar damage, and soulful singing, as if your local gospel choir had been raised on a steady diet of The Pagans and Back From the Grave compilations.

Know America, Obnox’s fifth full-length, is already the second of three albums to come out in 2015. Listen to the brilliant Menocause, a stately wonder of slo-mo guitar fuzz and minimal percussion.

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