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After The Astronaut Image
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49

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  • Summary: The "lost" album from the Butthole Surfers that was shelved by Capitol Records in 1998 (some of the songs were re-recorded for 2001's Weird Revolution) is finally released with a new mix by Paul Leary.
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  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jun 25, 2026
    80
    Not nostalgia. Not a comeback. More a long-delayed transmission from the outer reaches of damaged American psychedelia. [Summer 2026, p.66]
  2. Uncut
    Jun 25, 2026
    50
    It's ultimately quite boring. [Aug 2026, p.45]
  3. Jun 25, 2026
    50
    The bass/drum jungle-influenced “Imbuya” is a bit better, as is “Jet Fighter,” which uses an intriguing mix of pop styles and could have been the follow-up hit the label was looking for. “I Don’t Have a Problem” and the punk closer “Turkey and Dressing” find the band flashing their most experimental/heaviest moments, but “They Came In” is much more representative of the record’s sound and the band at this point in their career, undercooked and tired.
  4. Jun 25, 2026
    30
    Whatever the intent, the images are empty, the accompanying sounds affectless.