Canyon - Canyon (2014)
From the first opening chords of
Canyon's self-titled debut, there's a sense of familiarity to their
sound; they've got a direct line-in to hard rock with psychedelic
grooves from the late '60s/early '70s, performed with an admirable
soulfulness and a sense of the group's members throwing themselves
headlong into their work. They've got enough of a dirty edge to
their sound to make the desert rock fans grin when they hear it,
while channeling some complex arrangements through some
psychedelic-filtered prog gives their riffs an unpredictable
toothiness that catches in all the right ways.
And really, when it comes to the riffs,
this group just sizzles away, throwing twist after twist into things,
maintaining an ever-rising tension with tighter and faster jumps
coming at you every few seconds, and pulling a cohesive melody
together even as the individual instruments break off on their own
path. Some pretty phenomenal musicianship, already showing a great
range of skill and ingenuity, great energy and tunes that'll be
popping up in your ears for days after listening. All around, damn good
stuff.
~ Gabriel
For Fans Of; Camel, early
Black Sabbath, Salem Mass, Santana, Necronomicon (Brazil)
~
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