Release Date: October 09th 2026. Record Label: Self Released. Format: DD
Wisdom - Tracklist
Wisdom
Members
Zara Huxley - Bass/Vocals/Composer
Jack Stanley - Guitar/Composer
Jake Lafferty - Drums/Composer
Review
Wisdom is the latest single from Desert Rockers Moss Valley and is from their forthcoming debut EP Faraway. The “Desert Rock” tag is slightly deceiving as Moss Valley blend Doom, Grunge, Psych, Alt-Rock and Stoner Rock themes into their music. They also add some fantastic Folk inspired lyrics into the mix that allows their music to be inspired by the likes of Slomosa, Soundgarden, Green Lung and Windhand.
The music is constantly heavy when Moss Valley aims for a great Post-Rock and Shoegaze dynamic before exploring their dominant Desert/Stoner Rock aspect. The whole EP has a captivating Nineties Alt-Rock attitude with flourishes of modern Doom/Stoner Rock grooves that gives a great insight of how their upcoming debut EP “Faraway” will fully play out.
The sound is quite atmospheric with a gritty Stoner Rock/Metal attitude that has a classic KYUSS creative drive and energy appearing on certain sections of the song. Lead vocalist Zara Huxley moves around different vocal styles that can be quite endearing at the start but Zara is full on Doom Metal mode before the song finishes.
I would have liked a few more minutes with this track as the most exciting moments are towards the end of the song before it suddenly ends. However, this is a great track for Moss Valley to entice listeners with and I will tell you the rest of the EP is outstanding as well.
Excellent and Highly Recommended.
Words by Steve Howe
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