Aural Fixations
THE GOURDS
Heavy Ornamentals
(Eleven Thirty)
Heavy Ornamentals is an awesome record. By my count, and a few others, this may be the most complete Gourds record to date, blending blues, country and Americana with an eclectic sense of humor that will knock you on your ass. (more)
THE HIDDEN HAND
Devoid of Color
(Southern Lord)
Devoid of Color, a hybrid CD/DVD, is a sort of stop-gap release for underground metal's Hidden Hand. The CD side contains five new tracks. The title track and "Vulcan's Children" hit the band's usual notes: knotty riffs, pounding rhythms, exhortational lyrics that somehow manage to combine sociopolitical commentary and alternative spirituality. (more)
What We're Listening To
- Michael Toland:
- The Flower Travellin' Band—Satori
- Flying Saucer Attack—Further
- Hawkwind—Epoch Eclipse: 30 Year Anthology
- Ronnie Lane—Kuschty Rye: The Singles 1973-1980
- The Merry-Go-Round—Listen, Listen: The Definitive Collection
- Dutch Rall—12 Past Midnight
- The Soundtrack of Our Lives—A Present From the Past
- Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane—Rough Mix
What are you listening to? Tell us, and we'll tell the world.
