The Thugs releases Mighty Tiger Dubs

Led by Sicilian musician, producer and visual artist Nicola Giunta (founder of Lay Llamas), The Thugs return with Mighty Tiger Dubs, a new nine-track album due September 18, 2026 via Aagoo Records.

Written and produced by Giunta and performed with Andrea Davi, Mighty Tiger Dubs expands the psychedelic dub world introduced on 2023’s Holy Cobra Dub. Blending roots dub, electro-dub, post-punk and psychedelia, the album follows a surreal narrative set on a mysterious pale green island, where Kali worship, a giant anaconda attack, underground fire rituals and anti-colonial struggle unfold through hypnotic rhythms and wordless vocals.

Unlike its predecessor, the album is built entirely around drum machines, creating a more direct rhythmic foundation for Giunta’s distinctive fusion of Jamaican dub traditions with post-punk and experimental sounds. Inspired in part by Giunta’s experience performing with Damo Suzuki of Can, the record features improvised, lyric-free vocals throughout.

Since emerging in 2021 as a studio-based project, The Thugs have earned praise from dub, psych and underground music circles, with support from figures including Mark Stewart (The Pop Group/On-U Sound), Chris Reeder (Rocket Recordings) and Populous.

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TRACKLISTING

01. A Pale Green Island

02. Servants of Kali

03. Giant Anaconda Attack

04. Speechless and Bleeding

05. Looking for a Lair

06. Underground Mystical Gathering

07. Shiny Mighty Tiger

08. The Dawn of a New Struggle

09. White Demons Must Die