KARATE 'THE BED IS IN THE OCEAN' LP - SPLATTER BITTERBRANCHES " the set list strikes

" the set list strikes a perfect balance between the band’s hits and hidden gems from their early years

Around the World in a Day

while the pensive lament of closer “A Perilous Journey” concludes The Eternal Fanfare with an aura of melancholic finality

It spins tales of passion and loss

but there's also Paul Wall - he rides shotgun on "Foot Locker" - who broke through more than a decade after Jeru

KARATE 'THE BED IS IN THE OCEAN' LP - SPLATTER BITTERBRANCHES " the set list strikesLABEL: NUMERO VINYL RELEASE DATE: 3 04 2022 ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1998 VARIANT: SPLATTER VINYL LP A lingering guitar note. A cushion of a bassline nudging along a hushed cadence unspooling impressionistic poeticism one halting line at a time; the sparse snap of a snare providing punctuation. This is how Boston's Karate opened their third full length, 1998's The Bed Is In The Ocean. Perhaps this was a reaction to the aggressive punk tones that marked