The Cruel Sea

The Honeymoon Is Over

Label

Red Eye / Polydor

Release year

1993

Producer

The Cruel Sea, Tony Cohen, Mick Harvey

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What happens when you combine the blues, reggae, cajun and soul via Australia? You get the 1993 album The Honeymoon Is Over by The Cruel Sea

Author & Special Guests

Gavin Reid

DMO Union

Jason Dziak

Dig Me Out Podcast

Tim Minneci

Dig Me Out Podcast

What if Nick Cave or Mark Lanegan decided to record an album of Bob Marley, ZZ Top, War, and Slim Harpo covers? That's the question posed by the 1993 album The Honeymoon Is Over by The Cruel Se a, an instrumental blues and surf band from Australia that added Beasts of Bourbon frontman Tex Perkins to create a weird and oddly compelling album. Somehow, that combination managers to come together better than we could have ever expected, as the players involved completely buy into the swampy grooves with organ stabs, lurching bass lines and more. It may not be for everyone, and we may not even agree on it completely, but it's definitely worth a spin to reorient your understanding that the 90s weren't just grunge, pop-punk, industrial rock, etc.

Episode Transcript

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Songs in this episode

Intro - Delivery Man
5:27 - Black Stick
14:36 - Naked Flame
21:48 - Woman With Soul
Outro - Better Than Love

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