Release
date: October 09th 2015. Label: Retro Futurist Records. Formats:
CD/DD/Vinyl
Sweet
Loris – Tracklisting
Lion
Slayer
Sweet
Loris
Daisy
Chorine
March
By Tens
Skin
Teeth
Of The Arctic Storm
Band
Members:
Jon
Case - Bass, vocal
Jason
Ward - Drums, vocals, synth
Cheryl
Manner - Guitar
Review:
Purveyors
of fine smokey riffs and a dense groove, Irata are back with their
new album Sweet Loris. Whether you were a fan of their free flowing
brand of stoner-esque rock before, you will find plenty of things
that you will adore here and if you weren't a fan before, you will be
after listening to Sweet Loris.
The
band started their musical life off as an instrumental act and it is
their loose jam style of making their groove laden rock so free
flowing that makes them stand out, the addition of vocals turned them
into a fine band and Sweet Loris ups the ante tremendously.
The
thundering likes of the title track, March By Tens and Teeth Of a The
Arctic Storm are an eager indication of even bigger things to come
for Irata and for now we can listen and embrace how good the band
sounds.
The
thundering guitar of Cheryl Manner enhances the Irata sound here, at
times monstrously heavy and others heartbreakingly beautiful while
the bass/drums combo of band founders Jonathon Case and Jason Ward
create a tribal rhythm that rumbles along perfectly.
The
first track released from the album, Lion Slayer is a fine indication
of the new streamlined Irata sound. This song is a snaking behemoth
of a track that slithers into the listeners consciousness and doesn't
let go and the hypnotic groove will be stuck in your head for days.
The
rest of the album is no less mesmerising, with the likes of the
aforementioned March By Tens and Skin coming across as the very
definition of spellbinding and relentless rock fuelled energy joined
together with a deeply melodic twist.
Irata
are touring the U.S with kindred spirits and labelmates Kylesa upon
the albums release and fans of the band in this country should pray
that this tour will come over to the U.K and if there's any justice in
the world, it will.
Words
by Gavin Brown
Thanks
to Earsplit PR for the promo. Sweet Loris will be available to
buy on CD/DD from Retro Futurist Records from October 09th
2015. Vinyl will be released at a later date.
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