Hop Along Painted Shut 02/14/2011 Possibly the last live recording

Possibly the last live recording of Sonics Rendezvous Band who broke up in spring 1980

While the album closed the book on the Velvet Underground's life

and at first glance

unable to return home

sung with an effortless balance of tenderness and grit

Hop Along Painted Shut 02/14/2011 Possibly the last live recordingLike their debut (2012s Get Disowned), Painted Shut is a series of accounts, a procession of fleeting and repeating characters. However, it diverges from its predecessor in its close up, controlled approach (most of the album features the band recording live), and more focused portraiture. Whereas Get Disowned calls forth a dreamy collage of protagonists in a tone thats often anthemic and surreal, Painted Shut is a grounded, less merciful image of