Greg Dulli and friends return to Sub Pop.

Emerging out of Cincinatti in the late 1980s, The Afghan Whigs never quite managed to secure a first-class seat on the grunge gravy train, but they remained one of the more singular acts associated with the movement. As exemplified on 1993 breakout Gentlemen, the band struck upon an idiosyncratic combination of grunge skronk and soul-indebted melodrama, and minded that seam to fairly consistent critical acclaim. Their last album was 1998’s warmly received 1965, since when they’ve split (in 2001) and reunited (in 2012).

Do To The Beast is the group’s first album in 16 years, and sees them return to erstwhile home Sub Pop. According to Dulli, “a lot of records I’ve done stemmed from epochal experiences in my life – and this time I’ve used them all.” Head over to NPR to do to the proverbial beast.