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Palm Desert-Pearls from the muddy hollow
Artist : Palm Desert
Album : Pearls from the muddy hollow
Label : Krauted Mind Records
Year : 2014
Genre : Rock Source : CDDA
Encoder : FLAC 1.2.1 Bitrate : 867kbps
Playtime : 41:50 Size : 259.09 MB
Tracks:
01 No way back 05:04
02 Lucky bone 03:15
03 Tsunami 03:30
04 Favela 07:50
05 End of the road 04:04
06 Rise above 01:54
07 No pain No sorrow 04:59
08 Pearls from the muddy hollow 02:54
09 Forward in the sun 08:20
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Perhaps unsurprising when one considers they take their name
from the hometown of CaliforniaÆs Æ90s desert rock movement,
but PolandÆs Palm Desert owe a large sonic debt to Kyuss. In
the Wroc?aw four-pieceÆs style of riffing, tonality and
propensity for the occasional stoner jam on their third
album, Pearls from the Muddy Hollow (Krauted Mind Records),
they show their allegiance to the desert style and its blend
of fuzzed-up punk and laid back psychedelia. Vocalist
Wojciech Ga?uszka helps change things up, however, with some
elements of Soundgarden-era Chris Cornell to go with periodic
John Garcia gruffness, so that Pearls from the Muddy Hollowæs
nine tracks make a suitable companion piece to Steakæs 2014
full-length debut, Slab City, which basks in a similar
mindset. ThatÆs not to say Palm Desert bring nothing of their
own to the style ù both the quick ôRise Aboveö (not a Black
Flag cover) and extended closer ôForward in the Sunö (8:19)
branch beyond idolatry to an individualized moment ù just
that the resounding impression throughout Pearls from the
Muddy Hollow is Kyuss loyalism. Within the style, they do
well in portraying a warm-toned feel and shift smoothly
between movements both inside of and between their songs.
TheyÆre not revolutionary, but Palm Desert do justice to a
familiar sound and sometimes thatÆs plenty to make for a
quality record. Another decent bit of output from PolandÆs
fertile scene.
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