Mountain of Piss
Studio album by
Cosmic Psychos
Released9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)
RecordedOctober 2019 – 2020
StudioKnighty's Shed, Spring Plains, Mia Mia, Australia
GenrePunk rock
Length35:50
LabelGo the Hack
Cosmic Psychos chronology
Loudmouth Soup
(2018)		 Mountain of Piss
(2021)

Mountain of Piss is the 11th studio album by Australian punk rock band Cosmic Psychos, released on 9 July 2021 through Go the Hack Records. The album peaked at No. 19 on the Australian charts, their highest ranking.[1]

Recording

The album was recorded in the shed on lead singer Knight's property in Mia Mia, Victoria. Mostly recorded in October 2019, there was some further work done in 2020.[2]

The album release was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Knight said, "Instead of releasing the album, I had two hip replacements. I'm told they are titanium, but being the public health system, they may be made from balsa wood for all I know."[3]

Reception

The Canberra Times said, "It's another collection of crunching grunge guitar over Ross Knight's gravelly, yet witty, roar about everything from stupid sports stars ("Sin Bin"), dodgy accountants, and a humorous lament about the changing nature of Australian society ("Too Old To Drink In Pubs"). The best moments arrive when The Psychos turn up the distortion and jam."[4] Loud agreed, "Bare bones brute force, unrestrained and loud: the raucous simplicity of the Psychos' brand of punk rock never wavers, even as they take slight artistic variations."[5]

Wall of Sound said, "One thing that I don't like in this world is when your favourite band become a bunch of old, fat blokes, completely out of touch, and trying to relive past glories but are nowhere near up to the task. Then you have the Cosmic Psychos."[6]

The Courier-Mail noted, "they’ve lost none of that yobbo sensibility. Drinking and toilet songs lower the tone."[7]

Track listing

  1. "Accountant Song" – 3:53
  2. "Beep" – 2:22
  3. "Bleeding Knuckles" – 3:18
  4. "Dickson" – 2:31
  5. "Dunny Seat" – 3:48
  6. "Mountain of Piss" – 3:46
  7. "Munted" – 3:56
  8. "Rude Man" – 2:55
  9. "Sin Bin" – 2:51
  10. "Too Old to Drink in Pubs" – 4:01
  11. "Unreal" – 2:29
  12. "Dumb" (digital bonus track) – 4:12

Personnel

  • Ross Knight – lead vocals, bass guitar
  • John McKeering – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Dickson"
  • Dean Muller – drums, backing vocals

Charts

Chart performance for Mountain of Piss
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 19

References

  1. 1 2 "Australiancharts.com – Cosmic Psychos – Mountain of Piss". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Tim Shiel. "Cosmic Psychos get sent to the Sin Bin". Double J.
  3. ↑ Paul Cashmere. "Cosmic Psychos Have A New Album, A New Video and Tour Dates". noise11.
  4. ↑ Josh Leeson. "ALBUM REVIEW: Cosmic Psychos dredge Mountain Of Piss from familiar punk rock source". Canberra Times.
  5. ↑ "COSMIC PSYCHOS: MOUNTAIN OF PISS". Loud.
  6. ↑ "Cosmic Psychos – Mountain of Piss (Album Review)". Wall of Sound.
  7. ↑ John O'Brien. "Cosmic Psychos, DZ Deathrays, Beartooth: New album reviews". Courier-Mail.
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