OST [Gewgawly I & Thou]- Norco

Label: Sacred Bones

Released 9/2/2022

Baton Rouge sludge band Thou have released over a dozen LPs worth of music, collaborated with divergent artists like Emma Ruth Rundle and The Body and released covers that run the full gamut of genres. Continuing their practice of bucking typical metal tradition, their latest record, a split release with composer Gewgawly I, is a soundtrack created for the highly anticipated new video game NORCO.Gewgawly I has created a master work of ambiance, not only reminiscent of some of the best game soundtracks from the 80s and 90s but also a stunning work of contemporary experimental music pushing the genre forward in exciting ways. Thou have rounded out the game’s grit with a wash of downtuned doom and drone. The band has previously been described as "For fans of: alienation, absurdity, boredom, futility, decay, the tyranny of history, the vulgarities of change, awareness as agony, reason as disease," and these themes come to life vividly in Thou's collaboration with the richly illustrated world of NORCO."Thou represents an aspect of Louisiana that's close to my heart. The members know the suburbs of New Orleans and Baton Rouge well. They capture a kind of strange irreverence in their sound and visuals that's specific to the region and has influenced the game NORCO," says Yuts from Geography of Robots."We’ve been trying to collaborate for a while, and I'm just stoked it’s finally happening!"

Track listing:

1. Delirious Eyes
2. Parish (Overworld Theme)
3. Grainer to Chicago
4. Fourth Flood
5. Backyard
6. Endless Eve
7. Troy Story
8. Perilloux & Sons LLC
9. Disorientation Is Normal
10. Trinkets
11. Behind the Fenceline
12. Last House in Dimes
13. Ditch Man's Curse
14. Planner Will Hide
15. Your Pawpaw
16. Refinery Fight
17. Apocryphon of Kenner John
18. Here Come the Scum
19. True Padu
20. The Long Road
21. Corrupted Sanctum
22. Forgive Me, Father
23. Virtual Death
24. Homunculus
25. View of a Burning City