Headcoats, Thee - The Sherlock Holmes Rhythm ‘n’ Beat... LP

"The undisputed kings of garage rock" * are back once again! Two years on from their 2023 album Irregularis (The Great Hiatus), Thee Headcoats are back with a new record that ranks alongside the very best of their 1990s albums. We proudly present to you The Sherlock Holmes Rhythm 'n' Beat Vernacular. Featuring 12 fab cuts (or ditties, if you prefer) recorded last year at Ranscombe Studios in Rochester. The Sherlock Holmes Rhythm 'n' Beat Vernacular will be released on the same day as Man-Trap, a brand-new album by Thee Headcoatees, which features the chaps on rhythm section duties. One of the many musical outfits led by Billy Childish, Thee Headcoats is his most prolific group to date (as far as we can tell). No small wonder, given Billy's ceaseless creativity and busy release schedule. Thee Headcoats play tough R&B, Rock 'n' Roll and Punk Rock influenced by the the early Kinks, Pretty Things and more importantly, The Downliners Sect, with an added sense of fun informed by Bruce, the drummer's penchant for Deerstalker hats. Thee Headcoats established their template on their first LP Headcoats Down [Hangman, 1988], continuing with The Earls of Suavedom [Crypt, 1989] and Heavens to Murgatroyd, Even! It's Thee Headcoats! (Already) [SubPop, 1990]. A leaner, more punk-oriented attack emerged on latter-day albums such as 1998's The Messerschmitt Pilot's Severed Hand, yet the boys never abandoned their commitment to raucous '60s-informed R'n'B, sounding essentially unchanged on 2023's reunion masterpiece Irregularis (The Great Hiatus).
(Damaged Goods/ 2025)

Tracklist:
01 And The Band Played Johnny B. Goode
02 Of People Don't Like It (It Must Be Good)
03 100 Yards of Crash Barrier
04 A Common Disease
05 Dearest Darling
06 The Goddess Tree
07 The Friends of the Buff Medways Fanciers Association
08 The Devil and God Entwined
09 Sally Sensation
10 Got Love If You Want It
11 The Baby Who Mutilated Everybody's Heart
12 Modern Terms of Abuse