The Phantom Band - Checkmate Savage

The debut album by The Phantom Band has finally been completed and itemphatically surpasses every conceivable expectation we may haveharboured after signing them. A nine track, nearly one hour long mashup of krautrock, swamp-rock and Beefheart-oddness, Checkmate Savagewill be one of our key releases of 2009 and it's out in January. Thetracklisting is as follows:

The Howling
Burial Sounds
Folk Song Oblivion
Crocodile
Halfhound
Left Hand Wave
Island
Throwing Bones
The Whole Is On My Side