The creation of Hoarse Lords began in the summer of 2005 when Clipd Beaks relocated from Minnesota to Oakland, California. Influenced by hobo culture, the drugged-up hyphy sounds currently dominating Bay Area airwaves, and underground "Neu San Francisco" warehouse parties where techno bangers fade into tribal noise jams, everything on Hoarse Lords is turned up to 11. Harsh and distorted, it's a fitting new sound for a band that references "clipping" in their name, and feel every bit as sick and violent as a severed, bleeding beak.





On Hoarse Lords, Clipd Beaks sound like they're pushing themselves further and further into some unknown and terrifying black hole. Song titles like "Melter", "Wrathscapes", and "We Will Bomb You" set the scene: these are the end times, and Clipd Beaks are right there with you, banging their drums in a tornado. As the record builds to a ferocious conclusion, there's a light at the end of the tunnel, a feeling of peace beyond the point of pain. We can't escape, so we submit, and are consumed.