DRINKS - Hippo Lite LP d-beat ” “Refuse to Pay the

” “Refuse to Pay the Dues” (a sure-fire cornerstone of any Greatest Hits package assembled) and “Platinum Janitor” confront living in rock ’n’ roll with an honesty bordering on the sadistic

or “Go On – It Don’t Mean Nothin’ Anymore”)

and life-affirming at that

and could've been a staple of early 70's radio in an alternate universe

while a simple 45 with a burnt yellow label can shake them to the very core

DRINKS - Hippo Lite LP d-beat ” “Refuse to Pay theCate Le Bon and Tim Presley formed an inspired, unlikely union in 2015, when they branded themselves DRINKS and released an idiosyncratic album called Hermits on Holiday. Now, the duo is back for a brand new album, Hippo Lite, which they apparently recorded in between swimming in rivers and watching and rewatching the original Jurassic Park trilogy. Its due out via Drag City on April 20th. The LP is named for Saint Hippolyte du Fort, the hamlet in