Albums Out Today: Viagra Boys, Casper Clausen, Morgan Wallen, Jazmine Sullivan
Viagra Boys,
Swedish post-punk outfit Viagra Boys have returned with a new album titled
Welfare Jazz. Produced by Matt Sweeney, Justin and Jeremiah Raisen, and previous collaborators Pelle Gunnerfeldt and Daniel Fagerström, the 13-track LP marks the band’s sophomore album following their acclaimed 2018 debut
Street Worms. “I’m not good at talking about politics, but everything is political when it comes down to it,” singer Sebastian Murphy said in a statement. “I’d rather write a song about being defeated, which usually comes from a real place and says a lot. We wrote these songs at a time when I had been in a long-term relationship, taking drugs every day, and being an asshole. I didn’t really realize what an asshole I was until it was too late, and a lot of the record has to do with coming to terms with the fact that I’d set the wrong goals for myself.”