Tennessee Two

THE HEAVY EYES: FOCUS

The Heavy Eyes have got a new album, and it's another winner.  The Heavy Eyes are the Tennessee version of Fu Manchu, with their own unique slowed-down take on the heavy fuzz sound.

The Heavy Eyes are from Memphis, and are:

Tripp Shumake: Guitar, Lead Vocals

Matthew Qualls: Guitar

Wally Anderson: Bass

Eric Garcia: Drums

ALL THEM WITCHES: HOUSE OF MIRRORS

2020's "Nothing As The Ideal" album was one of my favorites of that year, but after that I kept seeing the band sell lots of memorabilia on Bandcamp, and figured they were on hard times and were possibly done making new music.  So when I saw this pop up in late May, I got excited.  A little more mellow than I expected, but I've still kept it in my rotation since its release.  Here are a couple of cool tracks:

All Them Witches are from Nashville, and are:

Charles Michael Parks, Jr: Vocals, Bass
Benjamin McLeod: Guitar
Allan Van Cleave: Keys
Christian Powers: Drums

You can find both these albums on Bandcamp.

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Twin Wizard: Ghost Train Haze

Twin Wizard are 

Anthony Dreyer (of Telekinetic Yeti): Drums

and

Brad Van (of Droids Attack): Guitar & Vocals

You can find their album "Glacial Gods", released in March, 

on Bandcamp here

All Them Witches: See You Next Fall

            

 All Them Witches are:

Michael Parks Jr. - vocals, bass, guitar, loops, piano
Ben McLeod - guitar, resonator, loops, piano
Robby Staebler - drums, synth, loops, tapes

You can find their album "Nothing as the Ideal", released a few weeks ago,

on Bandcamp here

High Priest: Rain When I Die (Alice in Chains cover) 

           

High Priest are:

Dan

Pete

John

Justin

They are one of 13 bands who were selected to cover songs from Alice In Chains' legendary "Dirt" album.  You can find "Dirt (Redux)" on Bandcamp here

That's all for now

-ULTRA

 4TH OF JULY BUFFET

Here are six 2017 releases from right here in the US of A:

MISSISSIPPI BONES: "Fat Bottom Girls & Midnight Rider"

Normally I wouldn't get too excited about a band releasing two cover tunes, but Mississippi Bones did a great job with both of these rock classics, paying proper tribute while making them their own at the same time.  Extremely well done; hear for yourself:

SOLACE: "Bird of Ill Omen"
New Jersey's Solace is one of my favorite bands of all time.  When I saw there would be a new EP on Bandcamp I thought it was too good to be true.  Then I found they had replaced Jason, and I still don't know how to process this.  Justin Goins now appears on vocals (and keyboards).  Tommy Southard and Justin Daniels are still on guitar and Rob Hultz is still on bass, so I thought a new singer couldn't make for such a drastic change in a band's sound, but I was wrong.  Jason (nobody seems to know his last name) was a truly inspired rock singer, and there is probably no one who can adequately replace his energy.  That being said, these two tunes do have their moments.  When the full length album comes out, perhaps this EP will have given me enough time to adjust and appreciate the new version of the band on its own merit.



ALL THEM WITCHES: "Sleeping Through The War"
I really wasn't going to review this album at all since it has received so much attention and critical acclaim, but this is one of those posts where I mention all the cool stuff I have neglected to mention  to date, and here we are.  If you haven't heard this one, it breaks new ground for this band.  Sleeping Through The War would likely appeal to stoners, regular rock fans and many in the "Coachella" crowd as well. 
 

LO-PAN: "In Tensions"
Lo-Pan always delivers high quality rock with one or two real "keepers" on each album.  "In Tensions" came out in January, and "Long Live The King" was the first tune to really catch my ear on this one.  

GEEZER: "Psychoriffadelia"
This one came out in May, and will be a contender for my top ten list.  Here is "Stressknots", one of five truly great tunes on the album.  

SASQUATCH: "Maneuvers"
Sasquatch is another band that does not disappoint its fans.  "Maneuvers was released a couple of weeks ago; here is "Destroyer": 

In the spirit of July 4th, I wanted to put a good spread on this picnic table. Hope you got something something to eat that was to your liking.  Back next weekend, over and out!
-ULTRA