Release
date: September
06th
2019. Label: When
Planets Collide.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Bongs
Of Praise
– Tracklisting
1.Doctor
Strangeleaf 02:13
2.Weed
It and Weep 06:32
3.Rolling
Stoned 04:15
4.Squidgy
Black Slide 04:35
5.One
Hit Wonder 06:08
6.The
Joint of No Return 06:17
7.Gauze
and Effect 04:18
8.Jazz
Cabbage 01:03
9.Marijuarmchair
04:01
10.Bongs
Of Praise 05:42
Members
Gareth
Kelly - Growth - Mouth.
Rich
Williams - Sedulurt - Riffmonster.
Dave
Blakemore - Spice - Bassmaster.
Bill
Jacobs - The Scorpion - Bashing.
Review
UK
Doom/Sludge Rockers GURT are back with a new album and it’s a
captivating affair with the band’s trademark sarcastic humour
intact. This is perhaps the heaviest record that the band have
released to date and the band don’t shy away from playing some of
the bleakest and progressive sounds of their career.
The
band have written a collection of superb sounding songs that once
again sees the band’s deep love affair for the legendary NOLA based
sound. The lyrics are one of the best things about this album. As the
guys have written deeply humorous lyrics with against the brutal
sounding grooves that all build to a hard rocking and easy-going
Party based atmosphere.
The
band are never going to win any awards for originality in regards to
their music. Though, they could actually win awards for the perhaps
cleverest and most insane song titles you’re likely to hear this
year. If you’re looking for a socially aware album that asks
hard-hitting questions, then you better look elsewhere. As GURT
release music just to purely entertain and they exceed on all levels
on this album.
This
album is very much a team affair with lead singer Gareth Kelly
delivering his trademark style of vocals superbly well from start to
finish. The other members Rich, Dave and Bill plays fantastically
bleak sounding high-voltage music for Gareth to preach to an ever
appreciative audience.
Standout
songs include – Doctor Strangeleaf, Weed It And Weep, Rolling
Stoned, The Joint Of No Return and the excellent final song BONGS OF
PRAISE.
The
name of this album is inspired by a UK TV Religious Programme called
Songs Of Praise. I never thought in a million years that I would use
Songs Of Praise in one of my articles though here we are. Though with
GURT anything is possible. This is the band that released Christmas
covers of Little Donkey and Walking In The Air.
Anyway
- this album has everything you want from GURT. Brutal sounds and a
wicked sense of humour from start to finish.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks to Claire at Purple Sage PR for all of the details.
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