More than 20 years after recording their last record, Cough, Black Eyes returns with Hostile Design. The album is comprised of six all-new songs, written directly in the wake of the band’s April 2023 reunion shows.Hostile Design was recorded at Tonal Park studios over three days, with Ian MacKaye resuming his role as producer and Don Godwin engineering. The instrumentation returns to Cough’s two drums, bass, guitar and sax lineup, but adds some fresh elements. Live multichannel dubbing, now a standard of their shows, has been integrated into the performances, as have electronic drum triggers and samples as well as the occasional bass clarinet passage. In the years since their initial dissolution, each member has pursued their own creative paths, including drone rock, avant techno, ambient, sonic collage, visual art, video work and more. In coming back together, the breadth of their collective practices are all integrated into the music.
LP $17.75
10/10/2025
***The latest in youth energy meltdown and angular rock action from neighborhood levelers and dance party destroyers BLACK EYES. Ten groove-and-destroy tracks propelled by a blistering double-drummer/double-bass-player attack. Produced by IAN MACKAYE and DON ZIENTARA at Inner Ear Studios. Remastered from the original tapes. Includes a free download.
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05/19/2009
CD $11.00
04/29/2003
***The incendiary final release from Washington, DC's angular, post-punk destroyers BLACK EYES. Armed with two drum kits, two basses, one guitar, a piano, some percussion, and some mouths, the band delivers eleven songs of rhythm-and-groove-loaded, no wave-laced scorch. Recorded January 2004 at Inner Ear by DON ZIENTARA and IAN MACKAYE.
LP $17.75
06/08/2004
CD $11.00
06/08/2004