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THE REVIEW
Slowmotional, ordered fury and slowed beats.
Like losing blood in torrents from a leg and dragging steps in the forest sun seeking help without screaming.
At their fifth attempt, those morbid bastards of Dead Meadow place the album that allows them to say: "Okay, we've already spilled all the jam, live we're whips (listen to the exorbitant Peel Sessions to believe) and now, only now, we start writing songs". Splendid songs, I would say, supported by a dormant voice and handfuls of sinuous midtempos, hard-folk embroidered around the dark things of the '70s; echoes, reverbs, mellotron and acoustic guitars under the shadow of a polluted and bastard psychedelia, daughter of Love and concubine of Sabbath.
When they push, they have the burning stride of early Cream and the pose of Jefferson Airplane in dilating times; when they unplug, they remind one of the Led Zeppelin in a bucolic version that somehow (wonder how) suits the salt taste of the Beach Boys.
Then you remember that they are Dead Meadow and that it's an album that suits only itself.
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Dead Meadow's fifth album, 'Old Growth', showcases a matured songwriting style with slow, moody rhythms and dark 70s folk-psychedelic influences. The band blends echoes, mellotron, and acoustic guitars under a heavy psychedelic atmosphere. Their sound shifts effortlessly from hard-hitting rock reminiscent of Cream to delicate, bucolic shades akin to Led Zeppelin and the Beach Boys. This album represents a unique and self-contained musical statement by the band.Tracklist Videos
Dead Meadow
Dead Meadow is an American psychedelic rock band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1998. Blending stoner rock weight with neo-psychedelic haze, they’re known for hypnotic grooves, wah-wah-soaked guitars, and immersive live shows. Key releases include Feathers, Shivering King and Others, Old Growth, and later albums like Warble Womb and The Nothing They Need.04 Reviews
