UPC: 708535709329
Label: SUNSET BOULEVARD
Format: CD
Release Date: June 26, 2026
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Riding the least likely commercial success of the 90s with Modern Rock chart topper “Pepper,” Austin odd rockers Butthole Surfers returned to the studio in 1998 for the followup, After The Astronaut. Leaning further into experiments with electronics, hip-hop, acid grooves, and the otherwise unusual, the result is a dizzying orbital trip expanding the idea of what’s possible in rock music.Disputes between The Butthole Surfers and Capitol Records left the album unreleased, while the band regrouped and re-recorded some of the material for 2001’s Weird Revolution, released through Hollywood Records. After The Astronaut collected dust, eventually developing a mythic status.A quarter century later, Butthole Surfers are realizing their vision for After The Astronaut. Newly mixed by guitarist/producer Paul Leary, After The Astronaut corrects the record on the band’s activity in the late 90s with a bold, idiosyncratic evolution of their sun-fried psychedelia.

TRACK LIST:

1. The Weird Revolution2. Intelligent Guy3. Jet Fighter4. Mexico5. Imbuya6. Venus7. The Last Astronaut8. Yentel9. Junkie Jenny in Gaytown10. They Came In11. I Don’t Have a Problem12. Turkey and Dressing