Release Date: December 12th 2025. Record Label: Tonzonen Records / Cargo Records. Formats: DD
three - Tracklisting
1.threetoone 03:59
2.freaks of nature 04:08
3.burning air 03:47
4.first contact 02:14
5.humans 05:49
6.march of the lost souls 02:27
7.underground 03:38
8.ashes to ashes 03:57
9.it's up to you 04:08
10.this means war 04:24
11.the HUM 02:23
Lineup
Harri Gottschalk
Martin Kraus
Florian Schnaith
Review
I will admit I was very excited when I received the news that HUM were releasing a new album as I thought this was for the legendary Space Rock Band and not the Psychedelic Stoner Rock band I’m reviewing today. Though, to be fair, this HUM are quite damn good at creating Progressive sounds of their very own with a certain Psychedelic and Space Rock flair. The music is quite freaky and jazzy in places with influences diverse as TOOL, KYUSS, YES and King Crimson. They have also just released their third full length album originally titled “THREE”.
The album spans across eleven tracks with a forty one minute runtime with HUM playing a heavy assortment of Stoner Rock/Metal passages with different time loops and fragmented synths leaning the music into a more fantastical direction. The record opens quite confidently with the excellent opening tracks Threetoone and Freaks Of Nature that does feel very TOOL-esque in places with a witty STONER ROCK approach that has echoes of KYUSS but with HUM doing their own experimental thing. There’s a sudden left-field turn with areas of Surf Rock appearing which gives a very cool sideline in hazy psychedelics and great vocals to match.
THREE never goes the way you expect with HUM fully exploiting their Prog Rock attitude that brings a more adventurous rhythm to their music on other tracks such as Burning Air, Humans, Underground and This Means War being my favourite parts of the record.
One of the albums main strengths is HUM’s willingness to experiment with different instruments and musical themes that gives the record a highly sophisticated sound even when distorted sounds and freaky passages collaborate with a trippy Spaced Out experience. There is a heavy reliance on Shoegaze, Post-Rock and even Grunge which allows HUM to keep the record remarkably fresh and sometimes unique.
The production values are excellent whilst offering a minimal aspect for HUM to deliver their music upon and allows the record to be quite cinematic especially within the heaviest moments of the record which there’s a lot of. HUM have delivered the goods with THREE and this is one record worth experiencing time and time again.
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to Creative Eclipse PR for the promo.
THREE is available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl via Tonzonen Records / Cargo Records.
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