Antigen Records

Description

Mugged – remastered, reissued and pressed on to vinyl for the first time. Pound Land’s sixth studio album is the first to feature their full live line-up. Recorded live in one day at Tremolo Studios in Stoke-on-Trent and originally issued on cassette and as a limited run lathe-cut 12″ by Cruel Nature Records in 2024.

This audiophile edition has been remastered for vinyl and digital streaming by Pete Maher (U2, Nine Inch Nails, Nicole Scherzinger) for the deep listening experience all Pound Land fans crave.

“Pound Land present a sound based in the great scum rock traditions of the late 1980s. Alternately plodding and searing guitars, stuttering foghorn rhythms, sneered vocals, Steve Mackay-style sax and some very dark attitude.” – The Wire

“Taken in one sitting, Mugged is an intense, exhausting and oppressive experience. It’s also one of the most impressively uncompromising punk/ noise-rock records I’ve heard in some time. Every single note on this thing oozes bile and frustration. While other punk bands court the dancefloor, Pound Land have been ramping up the intensity with every release. The album is a dark yet unnervingly accurate reflection of the UK in 2024.” – Andy Brown, Louder Than War.

“It’s harrowing, gnarly, overtly unpleasant. But it is also entirely necessary” – Christopher Nosnibor, Aural Aggravation

“A monotonous, gritty punk backdrop fed through a jazz night terror.” – Jake Hancke, The Cauteriser.

“Pound Land manages to take us completely by surprise with their noise attack that forges Drunks With Guns , Brainbombs, Drunk In Hell and Flipper into one devastating whole.” – Patrick Bruneel, Luminous Dash