Release
date: February
07th
2020.
Label: Small
Stone Recordings.
Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Explorer
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Tracklisting
1.Vanguard
02:46
2.Plain
Truth In A Homespun Dress 04:39
3.Explorer
06:56
4.206
03:26
5.Seven
Seas 06:45
6.Great
Attractor 05:17
7.Grissom
03:30
8.The
Buzzard 03:06
Members
Leonard
Hanks: guitar
Ben
Pitt: drums
James
Way: guitar
Mike
Williams: bass
Review
Seven
Planets play a mixture of Instrumental Spaced Out Rock that merges
elements of Psych Rock and Stoner Rock for a more direct sound. Their
new album Explorer is always a constantly engaging affair allowing
the band to play more challenging style of Stoner/Spaced Out Rock
though with an easy-going addictive quality to it all.
There
are eight songs and Seven Planets explore as many different levels of
Psychedelic Rock on this album with the band showing a keen eye for
playing heavy riffs with a moody atmosphere appearing in certain
parts of the album. The album does have a certain classic feel to it
with songs such as: Vanguard, Plain Truth In A Homespun Dress and
Explorer impressing early on. The mood is buoyant and heavy with a
very cool sounding Progressive edge heard within the strange
Electronic sounds.
Explorer
is very much an album that has a beginning, middle and end with the
band not leaving any loose ends to tease the listener with for their
next release. Despite this being an instrumental album, Seven Planets
know how to tell an exciting story with the music being the only
narrative that you need to hear on an album such as this.
The
second half of the album continues with the great work played out on
the first half with Seven Planets being slightly more comfortable and
the riffs move effortlessly well between the different moods and
genres the band have created here. Especially when the band play a
more Fuzz Rock and Jazz based style of music. As the album becomes
more soulful and I never really expected that from an Instrumental
Rock album.
Other
great songs include: Seven Seas, Great Attractor and The Buzzard.
This
is Seven Planets third album and my first exposure to the band and
I’m mightily impressed how creative the guys can actually be on
this album. As they have managed to create a truly cinematic sounding
album that balances the fine art of Heavy Rock with subtle Spaced Out
grooves driving everything along. The production is wonderful from
start to finish and allows Seven Planets to bring a heavy presence to
the party.
Overall,
Explorer will leave you superbly entertained from start to finish and
wanting to take further journeys with this hugely talented outfit.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
Thanks
to
Earsplit PR for
the promo. Explorer
is available
to buy now
on CD/DD/Vinyl via Small Stone Recordings.
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