BAND OF SKULLS HIMALAYAN
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Band Of Skulls have released their third record ‘Himalayan’. It not only captures that trademark sound of the band, the massive stop and start explosions of guitar in ‘Asleep at the Wheel’, and the big distorted solo in the title track ‘Himalayan’. But there’s also this big soulful element to the album, tracks that focus predominately on Emma Richardson’s vocals like ‘Cold Sweat’, a piece of music that actually wouldn’t sound out of place in a Bond film, must be pretty good then right? On top of all this there’s even a couple of more anthemic, stadium filler type tracks, ‘You Are All That I Am Not’ in particular is a highlight of the album, an incredible bit of work that captures this whole different side that the band possess. Band Of Skulls in all fairness are a band who probably haven’t received the level of admiration they warrant, they’ve been doing rock and roll properly since their beginning, and Himalayan is further proof of that. Words: Bradley Lengden
Band of Skulls Photo: Danny Garside 20 VultureHound OCToBER 2o14