I'll keep this short and sweet because I just needed to write something and I've been exhausting this disc ever since I got it.

When I saw Big Business open up for The Melvins I went to the merch booth to pick up a cool shirt where I also couldn't resist the urge to get their new Tour EP III. Well, I'm glad I gave into the merch booth because this EP is amazing. The two new tracks, Cold Lunch and The Drift, hit hard and offer a good glimpse into where their next album is going. They also pull off a well-done cover of Shocking Blue's Send Me A Postcard. What I like about the cover is how Jared Warren doesn't change the lyrics to assume his gender (Shocking Blue had a female singer) when he sings "How can I make you understand? I wanna be a woman." And in the third verse when that lyric is repeated he instead leaves a gap, "I wanna be a __man." It's by every means a chance for them to do a fun cover but things like that show audiences that they still have a consciousness about what they're doing.

My favorite track is The Drift which, they performed at the show. It starts with a droning, fist-pumping beat as Coady Willis smacks the drums waiting for Warren's bass licks — soon to be joined by the guitar of newcomer Toshi Kasai. It's just a hard-hitting song that maintains it's power while still achieving Big Business' token sludge sound.

It's just too bad you can't buy it aside from the tour (yet) but when you can I highly suggest you do buy it. And, of course, when the next album comes out I have no doubt I'll suggest that too. Maybe I'll even review it here.