Hollerin' The Spirit

General | Feb 2020

Reviews

DJ Away
Reviewed 2020-02-12
LOCAL(ish)! Finally, the debut album from the rock & roll band of distinguished Bay Area (or formerly Bay) experimentalists Andrew Weathers, Blaine Todd, Aaron Oppenheim, and Scott Siler. Infinite desert rock riffs, emo extremes, heavily manipulated hallucinatory vocals. From Bandcamp: "The group applies minimalist process music techniques to country-tinged dual guitar riffs." Heady in several ways at once, vital, spirit-boosting. RIYL Lift to Experience, Horse Lords, Mdou Moctar, Henry Flynt, Steve Reich, The Appleseed Cast. All songs great, try starting with 2, 3, 5. No FCCs detected.

1. (9:12)—Long minor-key drone, before mid-tempo drone rock in 7/4. Vocals enter five minutes in.
2. *(5:36)—Mid-tempo lope. Synths. Sci-fi American Football zones. Gradual build, great solo. "Forgive yourself, move beyond."
3. *(9:17)—Fast, raucous, starts loud and heavy and rises from there. Long, fractured drone outro.
4. (6:30)—Terry Allen cover. Mid-tempo, minor-key crawl. The most laid-back song here.
5. *(10:32)—Mid-tempo, heavy, menacing. again in 7/4. Big finish, repeated shouting: "Rock & roll is alive!"

Recent airplay

Cloud House of the Sundog
Stranded at Settembrini'sMay 07, 2020
EarthBound Phantoms Not Numerous
Being as an oceanFeb 27, 2020
Second Throne of the Nation's Millenium
Being as an oceanFeb 22, 2020
EarthBound Phantoms Not Numerous
Singing the Freedom of Utopic Space
Being as an oceanFeb 20, 2020
EarthBound Phantoms Not Numerous
Brownian MotionFeb 19, 2020

Charting

2020-02-19 — 2020-07-15
Week EndingAirplays
Mar 1 1
Feb 23 3

Track listing

1. Cloud House of the Sundog
2. Second Throne of the Nation's Millenium
3. EarthBound Phantoms Not Numerous
4. There Oughta Be a Law Against Sunny Southern California
5. Singing the Freedom of Utopic Space