Jackie-O Motherfucker Ready to Put Out

Despite our hopes, album's 8th track not an MC Hammer cover

Feeling that late summer/early fall craving for a band that has folky, psychedelic improvisation and a moderately filthy name? Then you, friend, owe it to yourself and your nation to check out the newest release from Pitchfork darlings Jackie-O Motherfucker. Last year's Fig. 5 was popular enough with the staff to edge onto our Top 20 Records of 2000 list. Their highly anticipated new full-length, Liberation, is due out on October 2nd.

According to the Road Cone Records website, the new album "takes you on a journey from ecstatic disorientation to spiritual liberation." With an added emphasis on orchestra instruments and the vibraphone, JOMF also hopes to "add a new dimension of fragile beauty" to their work. And that's exactly what one would expect from these fine young gentlemen with a naughty word in their name.

On top of this, the guys also recently released their double-LP, The Magick Fire Music, on Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace! label. Jackie-O Motherfucker are currently booking a European tour in October. U.S. dates are sure to follow.

Liberation tracklist:

01 Peace on Earth (10:04)
02 Ray-O-Graph (13:57)
03 Northern Line (3:41)
04 In Between (19:01)
05 Something on Your Mind (3:39)
06 Tea Party (2:34)
07 The Pigeon (10:34)
08 Pray (9:30)

The Magick-Fire Music tracklist:

Side A
01 Extension
02 Bone Saw
Side B
01 The Cage
02 Zandave Zam [For David Wojnariwicz]
Side C
01 Jug Band 2000
02 Quaker
Side D
01 Lost Stone
02 Black Squirrels

Posted by Michael A. Cavagnaro on Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 12:00am