Product Review

The Secret EP is just that: an EP released in secret. The band quietly posted these 5 songs to their Bandcamp page in 2013, leading to intense and uncontrollable boners for those in the know. Now Joyful Noise is giving The Secret EP a surprise release on 10" vinyl.

These are Sebadoh's first recordings since 1999's The Sebadoh (Sub Pop). As you'll quickly hear, the band has re-emerged with a surprising and new-found energy. While tracks like "Keep The Boy Alive" and "Arbitrary High" fall into the "classic Lou" territory, the country-tinged "I Don't Mind" and aggressively-approached "All Kinds" and "My Drugs" move toward new and honest musical territory.