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King Grove EP (2022)

by TJ Cabot

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1.
King Grove 02:45
I was dreaming; daydreaming at St. Marks while a band played. My mind was totally gone... couldn't tell songs a part; I was too busy worrying about days ahead. Just another long shift at the Esso with nothing planned. By home at 3pm and crawling back in bed. But the funny thing is we were all stuck in the same routine. Til another few months, said "enough", and we took the plunge. Now we're trying to form a band out on King Grove. Riviera/Samick Strat at hand. We were "Cinq five" till we said bye to Eli. It was too many men for a gang of goofs who didn't have a clue; needed all of the space we could find to at least stay in tune... which we could never do. It was all pretty new. So, Steve moved to bass even though he didn't know how to play. And with Rob on the mic shootin spit; Pete behind the kit... we had "something" of a band made. Then for two years, played out at the halls. Sets were trainwrecks, and there was usually bets to see who was gonna fall. Tunes often forgotten or gear would break down. Then out came a kick to the face as a whole room frowned. Then, it was Millville bound... getting tanked on home ground. Typically the set couldn't be finished and we'd leave embarrassed, and the next thing we know we're packing up the car frustrated. From guitar cases filled with puke to entire jams wasted playing NHL 94 instead on the floor, becoming the worst band ever on King Grove.
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Need 01:45
4.
Symptoms 01:30
When every time I think I'm not feeling fine, I open up another tab and type away whatever aches I'm feeling in my insides; random shots, sudden stabs and searing pain. And If I come across anything that says it's time to consult a physician, I hit the "X" and try it all again until I'm pleased with the information. I'm gonna lose it. Another week, I rinse and repeat a shitty routine that keeps me feeling weak until a Sunday morning rolls around, and jerked awake by the shots, stabs and pounds. Shooting up and down on the right side, you'd think I'd learn from the repetition. Back to a home page, searching for a line to justify a reason for the symptoms. Although the answer is screaming in my face, I can't seem to find a good reason to keep my mind attentive in the race when everything seems to uneven.
5.
Away 02:15

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FROM FASTER AND LOUDER BLOG:
"I know I brought many of you and your loved ones to tears by suggesting that TJ Cabot would be permanently separating from Thee Artificial Rejects. It seems, for now, that my speculation was correct. Minus a crack team of supporting hooligans, TJ Cabot resumes the role of solo artist on his new EP King Grove. Millhouse Deville does make a guest appearance on one track, but word on the street is that he has committed himself full-time to his new metal band. Maggie and James McKaskill have been spotted peddling counterfeit Quebec Nordiques merch in abandoned shopping centers. Father Angus McMullen is now serving as spiritual counsel on the competitive donair eating circuit. Whatever happened to Skookie Tobin? Apparently you have to watch one of those Netflix true crime shows to find out. Left to his own devices, TJ Cabot brings the heat on this triumphant return to action. Comprised of four recent demos plus an amazing cover of Eric's Trip's "Need," King Grove EP is a perfect little slice of DIY budget punk. The influences are hard to miss: Rip Off Records, Killed By Death comps, early Boston/New York punk, Devo, murder punk, The Stooges....you know, a whole lot of unassailable stuff! You've got to love an EP that can go from the lo-fi Real Kids vibes of the title track straight into the full-on savagery of "Tumbleweed (Lining Up the Dominoes)." And did I mention that the Eric's Trip cover is amazing? This is all great stuff, and it's still hot off the presses (recorded in May & June). TJ Cabot continues to crank out some of the finest home-recorded garage punk out there. I am frustrated to discover that this EP has been out for five days, yet I only became aware of this fact today (Thanks, Niek!). How did my Facebook algorithms fail me so miserably? I can't even engage in an offline conversation about how much more valuable sex robots would be if they could double as private chefs without getting sponsored ads for sex robots and private chefs. Yet somehow TJ Cabot's grand announcement of new solo material was kept from my feed. Imagine how much better my weekend could have been! Just you watch: the ads for donair joints will begin popping up momentarily. "

FROM ADDTOWANTLIST:

"Time for a dirty rockin’ EP from Moncton, New Brunswick. TJ Cabot returns with 5 loud and infectious garagepunk hits by the way of New Bomb Turks. With the intensity level high, the melodies strong and the ear drums tested, it’s hard to find fault with any of these songs. There even is a killer cover of Need by Eric’s Trip. But the main prize here is the 156 second nugget that is Tumbleweed (Lining Up the Dominoes).

Mastered by James O’Toole of Outtacontroller who dropped the first single of their upcoming record this week. Good times, right now and coming up."

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released July 2, 2022

Vocals/Guitars/Bass/Keyboards/Drums by TJ Cabot

Lead vocals on "Away" by Mill Deville

Recorded/Mixed by TJ Cabot on Salisbury Road, Moncton NB thru May/June 2022

Mastered by James Outtacontroller O'Toole

All songs TJ Cabot except "Need" by Eric's Trip (1993)

Dedicated to Jade

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TJ Cabot Moncton, New Brunswick

In April 2020, well-intentioned traitor to his hometown of Millville, TJ Cabot, teamed up with various rigs, roy-olivers and rejects of the Boularderie Island Separatist Liberation Army to record a batch of campfire sing-a-longs and fight anthems to entertain and inspire the troops before the great St. Andrew's and Seal Island Bridge explosions. ... more

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