Release
date: July 08th
2016. Label: RidingEasy Records. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Westing
– Tracklisting
1.Y'WANNA
04:20
2.FLAG
3.THE
JACKAL
4.SAUREKÖNIG
5.DAMASCUS
05:37
6.MIRANDA
7.MANIFEST
ESCHATON
8.RAINMAKER
Band
Members:
Daniel
Story Rice
David
Benjamin Kent
Hayden
Doyel
Cody
Tarbell
Review:
Psych
Hard Rockers – Slow Season – have returned with their new album –
Westing. It feels like only yesterday that the band released their
superb debut album on RidingEasy Records. It’s good to see that
Slow Season have continued their relationship with RidingEasy Records
as that label has been on such a rich vein of form lately releasing
so many great albums. Anyway, this is Slow Season’s time to shine
and believe me they do. As their new album sees the band plays a more
psychedelic style of classic/stoner/hard rock riffs.
Westing
sees Slow Season create a heavier style of music. Opening track –
Y’Wanna – flirts between 70s Psychedelic Hard Rock with focus on
modern day Stoner/Fuzz Rock melodies. The vocals have a distinctive
70s blues rock vibe. You may think well that’s what their debut
album sounded like. True, I will admit from my first listen of the
album I thought exactly the same. However appearances can be
deceiving as Slow Season adds layers of psychedelic rock with a
highly polished Led Zepplin type feel.
Second
track – Flag – has a real vintage feel to it as the guitars and
vocals have a vintage feel to them. It’s quite an upbeat number
with the band showing their talent for mixing Hard Rock riffs and
psychedelic blues style vibes. The lyrical content maybe simply
written but the guys sing with true style and conviction.
Third
track – The Jackal – sees Slow Season manage to create their own
anthemic style of classic rock merged with more modern fuzz style
riffs. It’s played at a slow pace but the and still manage to
create an air of excitement that fans of The Who and Led Zepp will
appreciate.
Fourth
track – Saurekonig – is perhaps the most far-out song on the
album as the band blend trippy noises and riffs against their usual
style of classic/hard rock riffs. The song has an almost tribal feel
to it as Slow Season create a blues-rock based psychedelic movement
that sees Saurekonig classed as the best song on the album.
Slow
Season continue their heavy use of distorted psychedelic
stoner/classic riffs on songs such as Damascus, Miranda and
Rainmaker. The album builds up to an exciting climax on the final two
songs with Manifest Eschaton and Rainmaker. Slow Season leave you
wanting more on Westing as the album could have done with one more
song to round things out. The production is first rate throughout as
the album contains a cool and understated vintage feel.
Westing
is a towering achievement and an album that will only enhance Slow
Season’s reputation further.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Dave at US/Them PR Group and Andy at Palmer Turner Overdrive from
the promo. Westing will be available to buy via RidingEasy Records on
CD/DD/Vinyl from July 8th 2016.
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