Safety Second, Body Last

{{Infobox album

| name = Safety Second, Body Last

| type = EP

| artist = The Locust

| cover = Safety Second Body Last.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2005|4|11}}

| recorded = 2005

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Mathcore|noise rock|avant-garde metal}}

| length = {{Duration|m=10|s=09}}

| label = Ipecac{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/locust-safety-2495974203.html|title=The Locust: Safety Second, Body Last|date=May 31, 2005|website=PopMatters}}
Southern
Radio Surgery

| producer = Alex Newport

| prev_title = Plague Soundscapes

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = New Erections

| next_year = 2007

}}

Safety Second, Body Last is an EP by American noise rock band The Locust.{{Cite web |last=Camq |first=Lindsay |date=2005-03-31 |title=The Locust Safety Second, Body Last |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/locust-safety_second_body_last |website=exclaim.ca}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-locust/Content?oid=189292|title=The Locust|website=The Stranger}} The band stated that the album is designed to be one 10-minute song, though it is split into two tracks, each of which is split into separate movements. The cover art is a piece titled "Treatment" by Neil Burke.

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}

}}

Johnny Loftus of AllMusic described Safety Second, Body Last as "grindy noise with disquieting lulls."

Track listing

Armless and Overactive

:*"Who's Handling the Population Paste?"

:*"Invented Organs"

:*"New Tongue Sweepstakes"

:*"Consenting Abscess (Part 1)"

:*"Consenting Abscess (Part 2)"

One Decent Leg

:*"Movement Across the Membrane"

:*"Oscillating Eyes"

:*"Immune System Overtime"

:*"Hairy Mouth"

References

{{Reflist|refs=

{{cite web|last=Loftus|first=Johnny|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=safety-second-body-last-mw0000339822|pure_url=yes}}|title=Safety Second, Body Last - The Locust|accessdate=July 21, 2012}}

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External links

[https://www.discogs.com/master/151611-The-Locust-Safety-Second-Body-Last Safety Second, Body Last] at Discogs

Category:2005 EPs

Category:The Locust albums

Category:Ipecac Recordings EPs

Category:Albums produced by Alex Newport