The Lawrence Arms - Skeleton Coast (LP, Album)

Description

The Skeleton Coast is the northern part of the Atlantic coast of Namibia and south of Angola from the Kunene River south to the Swakop River, although the name is sometimes used to describe the entire Namib Desert coast. The indigenous San people (formerly known as Bushmen), of the Namibian interior called the region "The Land God Made in Anger", while Portuguese sailors once referred to it as "The Gates of Hell". On the coast, the upwelling of the cold Benguela current gives rise to dense ocean fogs (called cassimbo by the Angolans) for much of the year. The winds blow from land to sea, rainfall rarely exceeds 10 millimetres (0.39 in) annually, and the climate is highly inhospitable. There is a constant, heavy surf on the beaches. In the days before engine-powered ships and boats, it was possible to get ashore through the surf but impossible to launch from the shore. The only way out was by going through a marsh hundreds of kilometres long and only accessible via a hot and arid desert. The coast is largely soft sand occasionally interrupted by rocky outcrops. The southern section consists of gravel plains, while north of Terrace Bay the landscape is dominated by high sand dunes. Skeleton Bay is now known as a great location for surfing. The Saltyjackal, a surf camp located in Swakopmund, Namibia, is currently the only group that runs guided surf trips along the Skeleton Coast.

Release Info

Artist: The Lawrence Arms
Label: Epitaph
Format: LP, Album
Country: US
Label: Epitaph
Released: 2020
Genre: Rock
Style: Pop Punk, Punk

Tracklist

A1 Quiet Storm
A2 PTA
A3 Belly Of The Whale
A4 Dead Man's Coat
A5 Pigeons And Spies
A6 Last, Last Words
A7 (The) Demon
B1 Ghostwriter
B2 How To Rot
B3 Under Paris
B4 Goblin Foxhunt
B5 Lose Control
B6 Don't Look At Me
B7 Coyote Crown