LEMONLAND
by The Humms
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VINYL LP (w/ Digital Download)
“Lemonland” is a potent mix of sleazy, chugging garage rock, swirling psychedelia, and moments of contemplative acoustic bliss. From the dirgey, shadowy stomp of "Buttermilk" to the supremely catchy, churning grooves of "Don't think about death", to the drugged out fifties balladry of the aptly titled "sleepy, sleepy", to the stark, simple acoustic based "Talking to a Ghost", “Lemonland” is a diverse and rewarding journey, that gets better each listen through.”
Andrew Rieger - Elf Power / Elephant 6 Collective
14-track Vinyl LP edition of Lemonland. Also includes immediate download (Multiple formats) -
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CD LP
CD LP version of Lemonland with 4 bonus songs. 1000 CD's were packaged by hand in clear vinyl sleeve with cover fold and inner black sleeve by Zeke Sayer (The Humms, Producer) and friends. -
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Digital Album
Immediate download of 18-track album in your choice of MP3 320, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.Buy Now $5 USD
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Cassette
18-Track cassette released by Scotch Tapes (Canada). Super limited, Only 20 tapes in the USA.
Also includes immediate download of 18-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. -
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Blood Sucking Vampire
02:26
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Jesus Lied
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Buttermilk
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Don't Think About Death
03:42
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Close Your Ears
02:14
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Sleepy, Sleepy
03:36
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Fat Bat
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Stranger In My Car
02:47
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Brown Haired Devil
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Strawberry Glue
03:16
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Oh My Lawd!
02:22
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Talking To A Ghost
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Leave That Boy Alone
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Gun
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Escape From Lemonland
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When I Wake
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about
“Recorded, produced, and lovingly hand-packaged by fire-breathing frontman Zeke Sayer, The Humms’ debut LP is an 18-track behemoth of psych-rock energy.
The raw garage psycho-billy numbers that dominate their live shows are all here. The shotgun blast opener “Blood Sucking Vampire” establishes the band’s signature, sinister tone, and that tone lingers throughout like the stench of reanimated flesh, from the zombified swing dance “Buttermilk,” to the satanic surf of “Brown Haired Devil.”
In between these well-traveled live staples, however, the band shows off surprising versatility and a rarely seen softer side. Southern gothic-flavored acoustic numbers like “Uncle Sam Took My Baby Away” bring their spooky sensibility to traditional country, while the eerie, doowop-tinged “Strawberry Glue” sounds like it’s drifting straight up from the malt shop jukebox in hell.
For a band that specializes in ghoulish shocks - All of this diversity makes The Humms’ first album something of a mixed Halloween bag, full of a few tricks, a lot of treats, and not one lemon in the bunch.
Presumably, when life gave The Humms lemons, they made Lemonland.”
FLAGPOLE MAGAZINE - ATHENS, GA
Written by David Fitzgerald
The raw garage psycho-billy numbers that dominate their live shows are all here. The shotgun blast opener “Blood Sucking Vampire” establishes the band’s signature, sinister tone, and that tone lingers throughout like the stench of reanimated flesh, from the zombified swing dance “Buttermilk,” to the satanic surf of “Brown Haired Devil.”
In between these well-traveled live staples, however, the band shows off surprising versatility and a rarely seen softer side. Southern gothic-flavored acoustic numbers like “Uncle Sam Took My Baby Away” bring their spooky sensibility to traditional country, while the eerie, doowop-tinged “Strawberry Glue” sounds like it’s drifting straight up from the malt shop jukebox in hell.
For a band that specializes in ghoulish shocks - All of this diversity makes The Humms’ first album something of a mixed Halloween bag, full of a few tricks, a lot of treats, and not one lemon in the bunch.
Presumably, when life gave The Humms lemons, they made Lemonland.”
FLAGPOLE MAGAZINE - ATHENS, GA
Written by David Fitzgerald
credits
released 02 August 2010
Recorded and mixed in Winter 2009/2010 at Gypsy Farm Recording Studio - Shoal Creek, GA.
GUITARS, BASS, DRUMS, ORGAN, BANJITAR, PERCUSSION, SOUNDS and VOCALS by Zeke Sayer
BASS GUITAR on BUTTERMILK, FAT BAT, OH MY LAWD AND UNCLE SAM : Tyler Glenn
DRUMS on OH MY LAWD and LITTLE FREAKY GIRL LIKE YOU : Bleech
PRODUCED and Engineered by Zeke Sayer / GFR
BEN WERNER played BONGO DRUMS and OTHER PERCUSSION on BLOOD SUCKING VAMPIRE, STRANGER IN MY CAR, STRAWBERRY GLUE and JESUS LIED. BEN also assisted in the recording process while lending his face for the cover of this record. BEN was also good at fixing things when they broke and bringing things that weren't broke.
MR. BROWN played FLOOR TOM and TAMBOURINE on JESUS LIED, ESCAPE FROM LEMONLAND and SANG on the end of STRAWBERRY GLUE. MR. BROWN also assisted in the recording process and always brought ICE CREAM to the studio. To the left now.
WHITLEIGH DAVIS assisted in the recording process and release of this record in 200 ways as well as having the best heart I've had the pleasure of getting lost in.
MANY THANKS to CLEM and JANICE SAYER, WHITLEIGH, BEN, MR. BROWN, SERRA FERGUSON , NATE BUFFINGTON, JACKY, TREVOR, ELMAR GIMPL, AL, WUXTRY RECORDS, MIKE TURNER, AND THANKS TO WHATEVER WATCHED OVER MY HEAD, THOUGH I NEVER SAW YOU
FRONT COVER DESIGNED / ILLUSTRATED BY ZEKE SAYER. COMPLETE LYRIC SHEETS CAN BE FOUND AT THEHUMMS.COM
THE COPYRIGHTED SONGS ON THIS RECORD ARE THE PROPERTY OF Gypsy Farm Records - LAVONIA, GA - USA - PRINTED AND PACKAGED BY HAND.
Vinyl release courtesy of Bachelor Records. UK/EUROPE CD release courtesy of Odd Box Records.
Recorded and mixed in Winter 2009/2010 at Gypsy Farm Recording Studio - Shoal Creek, GA.
GUITARS, BASS, DRUMS, ORGAN, BANJITAR, PERCUSSION, SOUNDS and VOCALS by Zeke Sayer
BASS GUITAR on BUTTERMILK, FAT BAT, OH MY LAWD AND UNCLE SAM : Tyler Glenn
DRUMS on OH MY LAWD and LITTLE FREAKY GIRL LIKE YOU : Bleech
PRODUCED and Engineered by Zeke Sayer / GFR
BEN WERNER played BONGO DRUMS and OTHER PERCUSSION on BLOOD SUCKING VAMPIRE, STRANGER IN MY CAR, STRAWBERRY GLUE and JESUS LIED. BEN also assisted in the recording process while lending his face for the cover of this record. BEN was also good at fixing things when they broke and bringing things that weren't broke.
MR. BROWN played FLOOR TOM and TAMBOURINE on JESUS LIED, ESCAPE FROM LEMONLAND and SANG on the end of STRAWBERRY GLUE. MR. BROWN also assisted in the recording process and always brought ICE CREAM to the studio. To the left now.
WHITLEIGH DAVIS assisted in the recording process and release of this record in 200 ways as well as having the best heart I've had the pleasure of getting lost in.
MANY THANKS to CLEM and JANICE SAYER, WHITLEIGH, BEN, MR. BROWN, SERRA FERGUSON , NATE BUFFINGTON, JACKY, TREVOR, ELMAR GIMPL, AL, WUXTRY RECORDS, MIKE TURNER, AND THANKS TO WHATEVER WATCHED OVER MY HEAD, THOUGH I NEVER SAW YOU
FRONT COVER DESIGNED / ILLUSTRATED BY ZEKE SAYER. COMPLETE LYRIC SHEETS CAN BE FOUND AT THEHUMMS.COM
THE COPYRIGHTED SONGS ON THIS RECORD ARE THE PROPERTY OF Gypsy Farm Records - LAVONIA, GA - USA - PRINTED AND PACKAGED BY HAND.
Vinyl release courtesy of Bachelor Records. UK/EUROPE CD release courtesy of Odd Box Records.
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THE HUMMS are a rock and roll band from Athens, GA. Formed in 2008, they quickly earned a reputation of playing out of
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control shows, being banned from venues.
In 2009 they bought a used funeral home van and hit the road leaving no goodtime’n fan disappointed.
In 2010 LEMONLAND was released to much praise as it was a top album in Flagpole Magazine, Athens Music Junkie, and more.
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