The reunited Black Flag is now streaming in full their forthcoming studio album, What The… The album is the first official Black Flag full-length since 1985′s In My Head, but the first without the artwork of Ginn’s estranged brother, Raymond Pettibon, who is incidentally providing cover art for Keith Morris’s OFF!
The album features original member Greg Ginn and vocalist Ron Reyes, whose last recorded contribution to the band was for the 1980 EP Jealous Again (plus several tracks on the compilation Everything Went Black). Reyes is apparently the person who created the odd album art for this new album, and posted the following on his Facebook account:
Well I gotta admit that I was the one who designed this. I submitted several designs all of which I liked much better. But this is the one that stuck. Originally it was black n white but then I was asked to add some color. I was aiming for something kinda fun and not serious like some early Descendents art. I fully expected that some folks would hate it. I guess I was right. Does that make me prophetic? Lol. lighten up folks geesh its only rock n roll.
You can listen to the album below — but only if you have a Spotify account. I don’t, so let me know what it’s like.