TRUTH CULT - Walk the Wheel LP Death Metal In January 1983

In January 1983

what sticks with me most after a few listens isn’t the melodies

The following tracks build up a series of colorful sound parables

Each moment in her music is as much imbued with what came before as what will come next -- each note expands in space and can never be seen from just one perspective

Circling these core motifs are shifting streams of everything from processed pedal steel and analog synthesizer to violin

TRUTH CULT - Walk the Wheel LP Death Metal In January 1983Recorded live by producer engineer J. Robbins at the Magpie Cage, "Walk The Wheel" strikes an impressive balance between ferocity and tunefulness. The album manages to capture the spark of Truth Cult's live performances while also allowing them to expand their sonic palette into exciting, new dimensions. The band's agile sound matches the multitudes contained in their lyrics, with Ferrara and Roberts exploring loss, drugs, anger, and existential