Unknown Pleasures · 02-08-2024

Imagine a band that combines the dark melancholy of Joy Division with the mystical, psychedelic energy of The Doors. Their music is permeated with a deep, atmospheric vibe that evokes the vast landscapes of Americana, but delves into the darker side of the human soul. Dark, driving bass lines and hypnotic, reverb-soaked guitar riffs merge with narrative lyrics that speak of lost souls and ghostly deserts. The singer's plaintive voice leads you through a sonic no-man's land where dark country...

Unknown Pleasures · 06-05-2024

This seems to come directly from the bottom of the heart; Blues Pills was like a calculated project for me and the slow decay of the band was quite logic after this huge hype in 2014. Dorian Sorriaux took a different path; armed with his acoustic guitar, he lingers along on Neil Young paved roads à la "Harvest Moon" or "Hawks and Doves" and it feels right and good and authentic what Sorriaux is playing and singing. A record to listen in one take and after that, to switch the repeat button. A...

Daily Peaks · 30-12-2023

This band moved their sound closer to Louisiana and the swamps of the Mississippi, far away from the dry and dusty deserts of Arizona. Anyway, there is always a piece of the desert loneliness lingering with this music. The Swamp Dukes managed the balance between 2000 miles when they dig some LA dirt à la Guns´n Roses and some heavyness of Louisianas Sludge. A brilliant, forward pushing piece of Heavy Rock, crowned by sleazy vocals and a FOAD-attitude. Brilliant appetizer for their new album.