MONDO GENERATOR
A DRUG PROBLEM THAT NEVER EXISTED
IPECAC

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Queens of the Stone Age's bassist and resident psycho Nick Oliveri's side project Mondo Generator returns with its latest release, a 14-track ode to drugs, relationships gone awry, and survival. Cleverly entitled A Drug Problem That Never Existed, Oliveri and company shuffle through its punk rock roots and add a slew of influences to the mix, creating a low-fi rock record with balls and bite.
. There are songs that sound like QOTSA leftovers ("Do The Head Right", "Four Corners"), while others let you catch a glimpse of the insane side of Oliveri's mind, like the psychobilly "Girl's Like Christ" and the bubblegum rock of "Jr. High Love". But, it's the tear jerking, hard living acoustic country-tinged balladeering found on the "Day I Die" and the unapologetic "All I Can Do" that make Mondo Generator's latest release essential.

----Mike SOS