Mountain of Piss

2021 studio album by Cosmic Psychos

Mountain of Piss

Studio album by

Cosmic Psychos

Released| 9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)
Recorded| October 2019 – 2020
Studio| Knighty's Shed, Spring Plains, Mia Mia, Australia
Genre| Punk rock
Length| 35:50
Label| Go the Hack
Cosmic Psychos chronology
| Loudmouth Soup
(2018)  | Mountain of Piss
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Mountain of Piss is the 11th studio album by Australian punk rock band Cosmic Psychos, released on 9 July 2021 through Go the Hack Records. The album peaked at No. 19 on the Australian charts, their highest ranking.[1]

## Recording

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The album was recorded in the shed on lead singer Knight's property in Mia Mia, Victoria. Mostly recorded in October 2019, there was some further work done in 2020.[2]

The album release was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Knight said, "Instead of releasing the album, I had two hip replacements. I'm told they are titanium, but being the public health system, they may be made from balsa wood for all I know."[3]

## Reception

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The Canberra Times said, "It's another collection of crunching grunge guitar over Ross Knight's gravelly, yet witty, roar about everything from stupid sports stars ("Sin Bin"), dodgy accountants, and a humorous lament about the changing nature of Australian society ("Too Old To Drink In Pubs"). The best moments arrive when The Psychos turn up the distortion and jam."[4] Loud agreed, "Bare bones brute force, unrestrained and loud: the raucous simplicity of the Psychos' brand of punk rock never wavers, even as they take slight artistic variations."[5]

Wall of Sound said, "One thing that I don't like in this world is when your favourite band become a bunch of old, fat blokes, completely out of touch, and trying to relive past glories but are nowhere near up to the task. Then you have the Cosmic Psychos."[6]

The Courier-Mail noted, "they’ve lost none of that yobbo sensibility. Drinking and toilet songs lower the tone."[7]

## Track listing

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1. "Accountant Song" – 3:53
2. "Beep" – 2:22
3. "Bleeding Knuckles" – 3:18
4. "Dickson" – 2:31
5. "Dunny Seat" – 3:48
6. "Mountain of Piss" – 3:46
7. "Munted" – 3:56
8. "Rude Man" – 2:55
9. "Sin Bin" – 2:51
10. "Too Old to Drink in Pubs" – 4:01
11. "Unreal" – 2:29
12. "Dumb" (digital bonus track) – 4:12

## Personnel

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* Ross Knight – lead vocals, bass guitar
* John McKeering – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Dickson"
* Dean Muller – drums, backing vocals

## Charts

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Chart performance for Mountain of Piss Chart (2021)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] | 19

## References

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1. ^ a b "Australiancharts.com – Cosmic Psychos – Mountain of Piss". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
2. ^ Tim Shiel. "Cosmic Psychos get sent to the Sin Bin". Double J.
3. ^ Paul Cashmere. "Cosmic Psychos Have A New Album, A New Video and Tour Dates". noise11.
4. ^ Josh Leeson. "ALBUM REVIEW: Cosmic Psychos dredge Mountain Of Piss from familiar punk rock source". Canberra Times.
5. ^ "COSMIC PSYCHOS: MOUNTAIN OF PISS". Loud.
6. ^ "Cosmic Psychos – Mountain of Piss (Album Review)". Wall of Sound.
7. ^ John O'Brien. "Cosmic Psychos, DZ Deathrays, Beartooth: New album reviews". Courier-Mail.

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