The irreverent London lads behind Let’s Wrestle are at it again! The relentlessly catchy lo-fi trio of Wesley Patrick Gonzalez (vocals/guitar), Sam Pillay (bass), and Darkus Bishop (drums) released their first full-length for Merge Records back in 2009, entitled In the Court of the Wrestling Let’s. The band originally intended to release a punk rock record, but over the course of songwriting and recording, their debut became a more diverse mix of jangly, eccentric indie rock with a sliver of psych and yes, some of that bratty punk flava thrown in for good measure.
Now, in 2011, that punk edge is making its way into Let’s Wrestle’s sophomore effort via the loudest, most abrasive, noise-rock-lovingest force in indie production, the legendary Steve Albini. The group recorded Nursing Home in Chicago last year with Mr. Albini, crafting songs about a) the suburbs, b) dancing boys, and c) drugs, but with their own particular Let’s Wrestle lyricism, which tends to skew more toward “I Wish I Was in Hüsker Dü” (the band’s first song) and less toward “Stay with me, my five-year-old” (choice lyric from Big Black’s “Jordan, Minnesota”). The boys promise that despite the darker terrain, their offbeat, fun-lovin’ view on life will still come through on the new tracks. Sounds like a match made in heaven… or Chicago. Nursing Home hits stores on May 17 thanks to Merge.
Nursing Home tracklisting:
01. In Dreams (Part 2)
02. If I Keep on Loving You
03. In the Suburbs
04. Bad Mamories
05. Dear John
06. For My Mother
07. You’re So Lazy
08. There’s a Rockstar in My Room
09. I Forgot
10. I Am Useful
11. I Will Not Give In
12. Getting Rest
• Let’s Wrestle: http://www.letswrestleband.blogspot.com
• Merge: http://www.mergerecords.com