Brooklyn rockers OBITS (members of Drive Like Jehu, Edsel) streaming new live LP; discuss the past touring, and more

Pitched somewhere between The Cramps’ Smell of Female and The Stooges’ seminal Metallic K.O, comes Die at the Zoo by OBITS – a rare recording made in Brisbane in 2012 during the band’s inaugural visit to Australia.”Die At The Zoo” marks the first live LP from the Brooklyn-based stalwarts who originally formed in the mid-2000s off the back of voracious discussions about pizza, rock music and everything in-between. We sat down with guitarist Sohrab Habibion to look back at this unique experience and recall their notable work with OBITS. “I mean, this is a few centuries after European colonies pushed out the Lenape in the area,” explains founding Edsel vocalist/guitarist, Sohrab Habibion. “So naturally when Rick and I got together, the electric guitar was our central subject. His ...

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