features EF: Yeah, even after they’d be packing up, they’d still be playing around, showing each other songs, just so involved in the music. It was so special to them, you could just tell. Every time they’d finish their set, it gives me shivers thinking about it, just their smiles. It’s crazy the work they’ve put in to be where they’re at while still holding on to the soul of the music. Using music as a business but also keeping that heart. 11: And the shows you’ve got booked for next month are all with them? JG: Yeah, five of the six shows we’re doing are with them and we’ve got one more on the way back, here in Portland.
EF: That’s gonna be our record release show on the 28th, for our new record that’s coming out. This record too, we started writing it over a year ago and we ended up having to re-record due to some files that went missing, but it was really a hidden blessing to have had to do that. We incorporated another drummer, a third percussionist, and we got to share the music with him. We’ve been growing musically together, so we’re all really excited about where this new record is at. MF: Yeah, we actually got some of the final mixes back today and it feels like this big weight has been lifted off of us. We put so much energy into recording this album. It’s called You Are The Sky, and I’m just really stoked to share it. »
in the light of the calm before the storm. The album is a meditative experience, best enjoyed in its entirety, a book read cover to cover. “Opening” builds slowly, starting out light and airy into the heart of a spiritual awakening. Ethereal sounds, light guitar riffs, and a slow, steady rhythm bring forth peace and mindfulness. “Where Did You Go” crawls out of a delightful wall of sound, light-hearted and dance-y.
WEEED You Are The Sky Halfshell Records WEEED’s music will leave anyone feeling much like their namesake: wrapped in a blanket of deep dreamy sound, drifting off to sleep in an intricate room of doom. Utilizing sounds akin to didgeridoo and sitar, WEEED draws influence from ‘70s Indonesian style psych rock, adding contemporary heavy riffs that create their unique, self-proclaimed sound of “hippy metal”.
You Are The Sky, the newest release by the Pacific Northwest quartet, takes a step back to walk
True to WEEED’s hippypsych form, “Open Door” plays ritualistically with what sounds like didgeridoo alongside abstract conga drum beats. While the tracks run between five and twelve minutes a piece, they put the listener in a blissful psychedelic trance. By the end of this journey, the album’s title track rolls out full force into a kaleidoscope of rock and roll legacy. Fast beats, Sabbath-like guitar tone, and bass forward rock anthem sucks the listener into all the ups and downs of a soul-searching journey. » – Eirinn Gragson
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