Release
date: February 09th 2017. Label: Heavy Psych Sounds. Format:
CD/DD/Vinyl
Killing
Tongue – Tracklisting
01. NUTHIN'
02. LUCID
03. TIRED EYES
04. QUARTER TO DAWN
05. HIGH HEAD WOMAN
06. KILLING TONGUE
07. ALIBI
08. WHO AM I?
09. PUSH AIR
Members
Kiryk Drewinski:
mostly lead vocals & guitars
Holger "The
Holg" Grosser: mostly drums & backing vocals
David
Götz: mostly bass guitar & organ
Review
Retro
Stoner Rockers - Wedge - return with their new album - Killing
Tongue. Their latest album for Heavy Psych Sounds. The album sees
Wedge deliver a more bombastic and fresher sound of their celebrated
debut album. Wedge has returned to the classic stripped back sounds
of sixties and seventies that made their debut album such a winner.
This time Wedge injects a seedier Occult/Doom Rock into the
background.
Opening
track - Nuthin' - is a fast-paced and simply played number with the
band taking influence from The Who and The Rolling Stones at times.
It's a very cool sound and one that is superbly played. The lyrics
are simple but effective with the killer vocals adding a vintage
feel. The organs and keyboards are a nice touch that has a nice
organic feel.
Second
track - Lucid - is a classic psychedelic doomy little number with the
band injecting a more Stoner Rock atmosphere with trippy style
lyrics. This is one of the best songs on the album as Wedge seems to
be in the moment creating a lush classic sounding rock fable. The
instrumental work on Killing Tongue sees Wedge having a more
experimental edge compared to their last album with third track -
Tired Eyes - offering a more sinister doomy style substance.
The
psychedelic sounds offer moments of almost trippy Middle Eastern
style rock. The song has many different parts with Wedge not settling
for a more settled sound and that's a good thing. As the band are at
least trying something different on this album and for most of the
songs contained on the album. This song becomes more of a Blues/Hard
Rock number but the band never shy away from their Hard
Rock/Doom/Stoner Rock roots.
I've
heard recently that some people are starting to become bored with the
entire "Retro Rock" genre but wait until they hear this
album. As Lucid is a bold and psychedelic hard rock album that
presses all the right buttons in entertaining the sheer heck out of
you. I really want to like the fourth track - Quarter To Dawn - but I
couldn't really connect with that song. It's nicely played and the
song has some very cool instrumental arrangements but for some reason
I couldn't find that emotional connection like I did with the other
songs.
Though the other songs on the album sees Wedge return to winning ways with High Head Woman, Killing Tongue and Alibi all offering their own moments of genuine excitement within the Retro/Stoner Rock field.
Though the other songs on the album sees Wedge return to winning ways with High Head Woman, Killing Tongue and Alibi all offering their own moments of genuine excitement within the Retro/Stoner Rock field.
The
final two songs Who Am I? and Push Air - has Wedge playing perhaps the
best two songs on the album. Both songs carry on the psychedelic
"lucid" style of Classic/Stoner Rock with the superb lyrics
leave you wanting more. The production for Killing Tongue is flawless
throughout. Even though the album is very much a Retro/Classic Rock
album, it still doesn't stop this album sounding remarkably hip and
fresh.
Killing
Tongue is a superbly entertaining album and will have no trouble
establishing Wedge reputation even further within the Classic/Stoner
Rock scenes.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks to Claire at
Purple Sage PR for the promo. Killing Tongue will be available to buy
on CD/DD/Vinyl via Heavy Psych Sounds from February 09th
2018
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