Whereas this Decibel author has by no means made a secret of the truth that he believes Sleep’s Dopesmoker is the unlucky results of an excessive amount of weed (sure, that’s a factor) and never sufficient enhancing, we get the sense that Excessive ’n Heavy guitarist, John Steele, the mastermind behind Grave Speaker, might disagree with that opinion. His sophomore solo album, Rays of the Emerald Solar, seems like an prolonged love letter to pot (do the youngsters nonetheless name it that?), from the colour palette to the . . . nicely, all the things. However, man, I’d moderately take heed to this—sober or in any other case—than Dopesmoker, as a result of it sounds just like the type of I’ll-play-everything-and-record-it-on-4-track shit that I’ll gladly stuff in my earholes and never get bored foolish. So if it’s all the time 4:20 in your family, please do bask in a few of this fuzzed-out storage stoner psych doom.
Rays of the Emerald Solar is ready for launch on vinyl and digitally by way of Electrical Valley Information on Might 16. Place your preorder right here or right here or right here.
Right here’s what Steele needed to say about his newest solo effort:
“[I’m] past excited to launch this sophomore album. It’s a real embodiment of non-public and musical evolution. At all times with the underlying philosophy of doing it since you adore it.”
