Release
date: May
18th
2019.
Label: PolderRecords. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Beaten
By Hippies – S/T –
Tracklisting
1.Velvet
Hills
2.Space
Tail
3.Blue
Rose
4.Rock'n'Roll
5.Beaten
By Hippies
6.Breathe
Slow
7.More
Is More
8.Dust
9.Cabron
10.Tomahawk
Members
Stéphane
Legat
Christophe
Collin
Bruno
Jacobs
Stephane
Verbeurgt
Review
Beaten
By Hippies debut album is an action packed nostalgia trip into 90s
Grunge and Stoner Metal with the band providing the perfect
soundtrack for anyone looking for a journey back in time. Though the
band do add add vibes of Sludge Rock on certain parts of the album.
Beaten
By Hippies are a highly confident bunch and the songs contained on
the album reflect that showing the band’s love for all things LOUD
and HEAVY. The album gets off to the perfect start with the turbo
charged opening song – Velvet Hills – which sees Beaten By
Hippies play a fast-paced style of Noise Rock, Grunge, Psych and
Stoner Metal. The 90s Alternative sound runs deep through this song
and is catchy as hell.
Second
song – Space Tail – has elements of Monster Magnet Stoner riffage
driving the heavy sounds home. The bombastic vocals add a groovier
element to their music and when the band start adding
70s Hard Rock riffs then you begin to appreciate how Beaten By
Hippies try to do something different with the standard template of
Stoner Rock/Metal.
Beaten
By Hippies then change direction with their music by adding a more
gloomier and seedier vibe to their music especially on songs such as
Blue Rose and Rock’n’Roll where you can tell this band is not to
be FUCKED with.
The
rest of the album finds Beaten By Hippies carrying on their
aggressive style of Grunge/Doom/Stoner Metal that moves effortlessly
between 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s Hard Rock/Metal. Other cool songs to
check out are: Beaten By Hippies, Breathe Slow, Carbon and Tomahawk.
Beaten
By Hippies debut album is a thrilling success on all levels and will
appeal to just about everyone who is a fan of Hard Rock music in
general. The album has something for everyone and that’s a very
hard thing to pull off especially for your debut album. However,
Beaten By Hippies have accomplished this by releasing a brilliantly
entertaining album that demands your full attention.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to Polder Records for the promo. Beaten By Hippies is available to
buy on CD/DD/Vinyl now via PolderRecords.
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