Hailing from Rochester, New York, The Stone Lows are comprised of Liam James Welch (vocals), Henry O’Brien (bass), guitarist Edward McAndrew (guitar) and Alexander Klick (drums). The band released O! Tribulations which is an eight-song album.
The band rocks, is experimental and goes all over the place but they do manage to also sound cohesive. They mention that “the album draws from an eclectic variety of influences from Pavement to King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard to Electric Light Orchestra.” They get grooving with “Everything Stays” which is an eight-plus-minute song in which they really don’t waste a second. The song gets started with a crunchy ’70s sounding descending riff which somehow transitions into this Pink Floyd sounding section. It works. That’s all within the first two minutes. The band does sufficient jamming with a blaring guitar solo and also goes into prog based math rock. They got into this freeform jam session on “Brick.” It’s a psychedelic whirlwind of sound and felt quite fitting after the initial blast of rock. They mentioned Pavement and “Follow You” sounds similar to Terror Twilight era Pavement to my ears. The music is smooth, melodic and catchy. “Follow You” is absurdly catchy and fun. It’s also off-kilter in a good way. “Insanity” is an apt name. It sounds like someone who has a couple screws loose. The song is experimental and a little chaotic but I think that was the point. They have more success with the psychedelic sounding “Falling Dice.” The band bursts onto the longest song entitled “Cowhorse” which comes in just under nine minutes. The song has some Americana elements, horns and a lot more. They close with “Why Must Things Change?” which was actually sort of funny. They play into a ’70s pop ballad vibe and pull it off with flying colors. This album is filled to the brim with a lot of music. There are many different styles the band combines with what seems like little effort This is a fantastic album. Recommended.
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