The New Existentialists - Bad Astrology (Vinyl)

George D Henderson, formerly the main creative force of 90’s Dunedin legends The Puddle, has been making underground pop and rock gems in New Zealand for 50 years – with The Spies, The And Band, The Puddle, Mink, and, since 2012, with Auckland outfit The New Existentialists.

Bad Astrology, the first album by The New Existentialists to be released on vinyl, is an exploration of our times, songwriting focussed on themes of internet decay, environmental disaster, alienation, cultural evolution, mysticism, existentialism, romance, across some good riffs and memorable tunes. This definitive twelve-song collection, lovingly arranged and produced over a three-year period, shows where and how a rock vision spawned in the 1970's can find itself today, with excursions into freakbeat, doom metal, and softcore that'll take you all the way out to the psych pop edge of tomorrow.

Tracks include Last Days of the Internet and INVOCATION and the first recording of Conflict w/t Authorities, a song George wrote in 1979 for The Spies. The album includes guest appearances from fellow underground legends Cosmo Potts, Brother Love, and Duane Zarakov.

Tracklist:

1. 500 YEAR
2. Last Days of the Internet
3. Changes 9
4. Conflict w/t Authorities
5. I Don’t Need the Light
6. Bad Astrology
7. INVOCATION
8. Operation Pedestal
9. Metaphor
10. Garden of Earthly Delights
11. Love Commandments
12. The Nerve

George D Henderson – Vocals, guitars, keyboards, TD-3, samples

Jamey Holloway – Lead guitar, backing vocals, bass

Andrew Moore – Bass, backing vocals, guitar

Ned Bycroft – Drums

with Patrick Fagan – Synthesizers on 500 YEAR, Last Days of the Internet and INVOCATION

Brother Love – Guitars on INVOCATION

Cosmo Potts – Guitar on Operation Pedestal

Matthew Heine – Guitars on Last Days of the Internet and I Don’t Need the Light

Produced by Matthew Heine

Cover art & design by Hayley Theyers

All songs by George D Henderson except Bad Astrology Henderson/Moore