River Cult - Halcyon Daze (2018)
Making their debut back in 2016 with a
self-titled EP, the trio of River Cult are dropping their first LP
this year, and for a group rooted in Brooklyn, they do a pretty damn
respectable job of channeling the bluesy heavy psych sound into the
five hefty tracks Halcyon Daze
boasts. Thick pedal-boosted string textures and rolling drum rides
build rich atmospheres of warm bleariness, and with not one of the
songs dipping below seven minutes in length, the band gives
themselves plenty of room to flesh out and shade in the nuances with
care. It's heavy without losing momentum, psychedelic without going
(too far) off the rails, and fucking groovy with hardly any bloat.
While
the vocals are a lot of fun, keeping a sort of grungy, cool
indifference going even in their roughest yells, the band packs in
plenty of instrumental rocking, twisting their way through gnarled
riffs, riding crescendos to a peak before leaping to another one, and
getting down 'n' dirty in the earthiest tones. They've got heart,
they've got chops, and from the sound of it, they're having a lot of
fun bringing them together while pushing past emulation of their
influences into something really great. Check this one out once it lands on February 9th (in CD, digital, and vinyl formats), play it
loud, and play it again; just don't expect to catch all the details
on your first time through.
~
Gabriel
For
Fans Of; Acid Elephant, Desert Suns, Frozen Planet....1969, Major
Kong, Zombie Picnic
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