ABOUT THIS ITEM

New band featuring Billy Chyldish (doing something other than playing guitar). Released to coincide with Billy Childish: Unknowable but Certain exhibition at London’s ICA (running from Feb 17-Apr 18, 2010).

On this the first release by the Vermin Poets, ex-drunk-and-compulsive-masturbator-late-night-vomiter-of-good-liquor Billy Chyldish allies himself with Fire Dept front man Neil Palmer to continue the embrace of amateurism. Also along for the ride are the like minds of Juju Claudius and the trusty Wolf. Banish the notion that this is merely another “Billy Chyldish group.” You’ll hear no Chyldish guitar and only backing vox on this as England’s National Treasure has been relegated to bass and co-songwriting duties. What we have here is true collaboration with Palmer and Chyldish succeeding now as they have in the past - by cheerfully mocking their own craft all the while praising limitation.

Vermin Poets
It Seems I’ve Gone And Died
The Doors Of Peception
Achillies Heel