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Each entry will debut on the \u003cstrong\u003eFUCKED UP\u003c\/strong\u003e Bandcamp, followed by a vinyl preorder for release on the longstanding home of \u003cstrong\u003eFUCKED UP\u003c\/strong\u003e’s Zodiac releases, Tankcrimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIssues the band, “We are excited to announce \u003cem\u003eGrass Can Move Stones\u003c\/em\u003e, the ten part finale to our twenty-year Zodiac album cycle. Join us over the next year as we release the \u003cem\u003eYear Of The Goat\u003c\/em\u003e LP, the \u003cem\u003eYear Of The Monkey\u003c\/em\u003e2xLP, and the \u003cem\u003eYear Of The Rooster\u003c\/em\u003e 2xLP in installments, one story spread over almost five hours of music,  that dives back into the characters, narratives, and music from all our previous zodiac records, told by dozens of characters and special guests. Sides will be released (almost) monthly on Bandcamp, leading up to the finale side in October 2026, the twenty-year anniversary of the first zodiac album, \u003cem\u003eYear Of The Dog\u003c\/em\u003e. Vinyl will hit stores through this year, so stay tuned.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrass Can Move Stones\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Monkey and Good Goat, two young friends who embark on a journey of self-discovery, encountering gods, magical creatures, and dangers along the way, loosely following the narrative of the fundamental Journey to the West, written in the 16th century by Wu Cheng’en. The story also charts the career of the band, whose search for a musical home has led them through a varied and complex discography over their twenty-five years as a band.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAs a text, the lyrics which make up the tale of \u003cem\u003eGrass Can Move Stones\u003c\/em\u003e are an enormous lattice work of philosophy, literature, and benevolent self-mythology taking the reader through the life and times of \u003cstrong\u003eFUCKED UP \u003c\/strong\u003evia an expansive, fantastical open-world of dream like canyons, meadows, clifftops, and lakes; hellish encounters with enormous beasts, and uplifting moments of reverence and humility.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCompositionally, \u003cem\u003eGrass Can Move Stones\u003c\/em\u003e, is ambitious in its scale and in its execution. \u003cem\u003eGoat\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMonkey\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRooster \u003c\/em\u003eare thoroughly composed operatic suites of music which develop their thematics alongside the text and action of the story while cataloguing and reimagining twenty years of musical material from the existing Zodiac releases. The music mirrors the words and the words mirror the music.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTuka Mohammed (featured on \u003cem\u003eYear Of The Horse\u003c\/em\u003e) returns to center stage with \u003cstrong\u003eFUCKED UP\u003c\/strong\u003e, voicing “Good Goat” throughout \u003cem\u003eGrass Can Move Stones\u003c\/em\u003e. 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