Zac Crye - All The Same (EP Review)

Release Date: 16th April 2021. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD

All The Same - Tracklisting

All The Same

Look Out Above

Roachweeds

Firewater

The Roads

Members

Zac Crye - Everything

Review

All The Same is the new EP from Zac Crye who played and recorded everything on this release. This EP is a collection of Psychedelic Stoner Rock tunes with Zac on fine form across the 5 songs held on the release. The music is constantly engaging with a warm sunny attitude from Zac which explores the finer moments of the Stoner Rock genre.

Opening song - All The Same - is what you expect from a title track of the EP with Zac playing a heavy style of music that allows him plenty of opportunity to show off his fine musical skills with the grooves being a taste of Classic Desert/Stoner Rock to the heavier Hard Rock moments. The lyrics and vocals are superbly handled and drive this song to a fine and heavy conclusion,

Second song - Look Out Above - is perhaps the most rebellious track on the EP with Zac writing some spiky based lyrics that gives this song a more mature and grown-up sound. The song does take time to get going but once it does the heavy psychedelic moments become more focused with Zac revelling in his almost “Outlaw” persona I feel he uses for this song. The music is the real highlight here with the Stoner Rock grooves being effortlessly cool from start to finish.

Third song - Roach Weeds - offers a more twisted style of music with an almost “Doom” based distorted sound opening the song before the Desert/Stoner Rock riff appears. This has an early Fu Manchu vibe to it all as Zac once again emits “Desert/Stoner Rock” Outlaw Cool. A song of simple means but one that packs some fine heavy ideas of its own.

The final two songs - Firewater and The Road is where Zac excels the most on this release. As these two songs are more daring, bolder and even darker with some of the creative choices that Zac has made for this part of the EP. The music drifts from Heavy Stoner Rock to one of almost Americana based Doom especially on Firewater. I can detect a slight “Brant Bjork” influence on these two songs and that is no bad thing.

All The Same is a gloriously hip and supremely entertaining release that you can’t help but be swept along with. Awesome stuff….

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to Infecting Cells PR for the promo. All The Same will be available to buy on DD from April 16th 2021

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Zac Crye Releases New Lyric Video For LOOK OUT ABOVE From His Forthcoming New Release.

Zac Crye is releasing his new EP - All The Same - on April 16th. You can watch the exclusive lyric video for the excellent new song Look Out Above.

The Lowdown about Zac Crye

This ain’t no obsession, this is possession of my soul.” A blatant warning from the track “Possession,” off of Zac Crye’s debut, 2013 ep, “Three Finger Lid”.

Now Zac is back, dropping his sophomore release on April 16th, "All The Same" - a five track stoner rock EP with psychedelic elements to accent. Solely composed and recorded by Zac, this recording is a full demonstration of his musical fortitude and songwriting prowess that takes you deep within the realm of Zac Crye! The album will be released on Bandcamp April 9th and all other platforms on April 16th.

Pre-order available here: https://zaccrye.bandcamp.com/album/all-the-same

In addition, Zac will be releasing a video for the title track "All The Same" on February 12th. The teaser clip can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ibc-Up2ucBA&feature=share

Zac adds - "I've been making songs this way in my home-studio for years, and this is the first time that I've taken the process into a legit studio. I had such a good time making the album, I'm already in the studio recording the follow-up EP."

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Thanks to Keith at Infecting Cells PR for all of the details.

Zac Crye Announces New EP - ALL THE SAME.

Hudu Akil's Zac Crye set to release "All The Same" EP!

This ain’t no obsession, this is possession of my soul.” A blatant warning from the track “Possession,” off of Zac Crye’s debut, 2013 EP, “Three Finger Lid”.

Now Zac is back, dropping his sophomore release on April 16th, "All The Same" - a five track Stoner Rock EP with psychedelic elements to accent. Solely composed and recorded by Zac, this recording is a full demonstration of his musical fortitude and songwriting prowess that takes you deep within the realm of Zac Crye! The album will be released on Bandcamp April 9th and all other platforms on April 16th.

Pre-order available here: https://zaccrye.bandcamp.com/album/all-the-same