Over 25 years later, the alternative punks Butthole Surfers have finally unearthed their lost LP “After The Astronaut”! The album was originally slated to be released sometime in 1998, but the album was deemed “Not Commercial Enough” and was shelved.  No one expected “After The Astronaut” to finally see the light of day. But here we are in the midst of 2026, and music fans can finally listen to “After The Astronaut” in full! Fans can support “After The Astronaut” via this authentic link here: https://tinyurl.com/3msndz2z

From Light in the Attic Records:

Riding the least likely commercial success of the 90s with Modern Rock chart topper “Pepper,” Austin odd rockers Butthole Surfers returned to the studio in 1998 for the followup, After The Astronaut. Leaning further into experiments with electronics, hip-hop, acid grooves, and the otherwise unusual, the result is a dizzying orbital trip expanding the idea of what’s possible in rock music.

Disputes between the Butthole Surfers and Capitol Records left the album unreleased, while the band regrouped and re-recorded some of the material for 2001’s Weird Revolution, released through Hollywood Records. After The Astronaut collected dust, eventually developing a mythic status.

A quarter century later, Butthole Surfers are realizing their vision for After The Astronaut. Newly mixed by guitarist/producer Paul Leary, After The Astronaut corrects the record on the band’s activity in the late 90s with a bold, idiosyncratic evolution of their sun-fried psychedelia.