FUCKED UP
YEAR OF THE OX (BLUE/EMERALD) - LP

UPC: 673855039107
Label: MERGE RECORDS
Format: LP
Release Date: July 29, 2022
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Merge Records will release Fucked Up's Year of the Ox on limited-edition 12-inch vinyl on September 28. Recorded over 6 months by Jon Drew at Giant Studios, Year of the Ox is the band's fourth record in a continuing 12 year cycle and adds to it's evolving retinue of guest musicians. The patient and building Year of the Ox features Nika Rosa Danilova of Zola Jesus for a guest vocal passage and Toronto's string quartet, New Strings Old Puppets. "Solomon's Song", a gothic vampire love tribute to Twilight, features a saxophone solo from Aerin Fogel of the Bitters and heavy synthing from Trust.

• The fourth installment in the broad-minded Toronto punks' Zodiac Series.. 
  
• Originally released in 2010 on Merge
• A-side "Year of the Ox" features guest performances by Nika Roza Danilova of Zola Jesus, New Strings Old Puppets (string quartet). 
• B-side “Solomon's Song,” features saxophone from Aerin Fogel of The Bitters & heavy synths from Maya Postepski (Princess Century).
• Check out a full live video performance of "Year of the Ox" for CBC Radio with guest vocals from Annie-Claude Deschênes (Duchess Says)
• Recorded over six months with producer Jon Drew (Alexisonfire)