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Thursday, 21 August 2008
Dead Meadow have been slugging it out in the psych-rock trenches for 10 years now kicking out the six-string behemoth fuzz jams, completely oblivious to the passing of time and trends. A newly shorn three piece, the group relocated to a haunted rural Indiana farmhouse, and LA’s Sunset Sound, where many of the tracks for Led Zeppelin IV were laid down, to create the next chapter in the Dead Meadow saga.
The group has always revealed in its own authenticity, effortlessly evoking the grizzled blues stomp of 70s hard-rock granddaddy’s Black Sabbath and Blue Cheer while channelling the more esoteric jam-crazy hootenannies of  the psychedelic era. Their most recent record, Old Growth, sees the band retain some of those more recognizable traits but also finds the band stretching the parameters of their sound. ‘I’m Gone’ substitutes the fuzz bludgeon for a loose and jangling countrified Neil Young Crazy Horse era guitar strum, while the slow but relentless raga-like ‘Seven Seers’ is among the bands finest songs to date and proves that heaviness need not rely on overdriven amps. ‘Till Kingdom Come’ is a lopsided slice of dusty, panoramic Americana-blues, just like you’d expect from a band with Dead Meadow’s pedigree. ‘Either Way’ brings the album to a wonderfully lethargic and sombre end and further underlines the bands ability to pen and play a great song without the sonic histrionics. In reaching further back into the past Dead Meadow have made a record that can last the onslaught of time. They’re bound to cut a dash live too so be sure to check them out on Thursday, September 18 when they play Cyprus Avenue. It’s going to be jam-freaking-tastic!

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