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Dallas swampadelic fuzz faction, WO-FAT,
today drops a brand new resin-coated canticle for your bong-ripping
enjoyment. Titled "The Conjuring," the smoke-fueled number comes by way
of the band's forthcoming new full-length of the same name.
Much in the same vein as their last two offerings - 2012's The Black Code and 2011's Noche del Chupacabra - The Conjuring
boasts big jams and brawny riffs, the sort of record that turns the
vaguely interested into converts and makes the corners on squares look
even sharper. Guitarist/vocalist Kent Stump, bassist Tim Wilson and
drummer/backing vocalist Michael Walter are jazz-combo tight and their
roll is easy and natural, much like Fu Manchu, but far bigger and in the
case of The Conjuring, far darker. There's been a creature lurking in the woods since WO FAT's 2006 debut, The Gathering Dark. Their second album, 2009's Psychedelonaut,
pulled back on the threat some to lighten the mood, but whether it's
the motor-driven rush of "Read The Omens" or the
you're-already-lost-in-it riff-exploration of seventeen-minute closer
"Dreamwalker," The Conjuring is indeed a backwoods ritual.
Bluesmen have sold their souls for less. Topped off with a mastering job
from Nolan Brett at Stump's studio and an otherworldly cover courtesy
of Alexander Von Wieding, the beast that WO FAT's tectonic riffage calls to earth has never seemed more real or more alive than it does on The Conjuring.
Get down with the contact high of "The Conjuring," now smoking out the airwaves of Revolver at THIS LOCATION.
And if you missed it, check out "Beggar's Bargain" at THIS LOCATION.
The Conjuring
will drop via Small Stone on June 17th, 2014 on CD, vinyl, and
digitally. The vinyl edition -- 180 gram vinyl with deluxe jacket and
poly-lined sleeves -- comes in transparent red or black, each limited to 250 copies.
In related news, WO FAT
is currently levying their stoner rituals overseas on a twelve-date
trek that commenced on May 27th in London. The journey includes an
appearance at the illustrious Freak Valley Festival (today) sharing the
stage with Truckfighters, Blues Pill, Solstafir, Mothership and more!
WO-FAT Live 2014 [remaning dates]:
5/30/2014 Freak Valley Festival 2014 - Netphen, DE
5/31/2014 Jagerklause - Berlin, DE
6/01/2014 Fonobar - Waraw, POL
6/02/2014 Chemiefabrik - Dresden, DE
6/03/2014 Chemiefabrik - Munich, DE
6/04/2014 Kinski - Zurich, SW
6/05/2014 Le Volume - Nice, FR
6/06/2014 Rocksound - Barcelona, ESP
6/07/2014 Peyote Fest - Madrid, ESP
5/30/2014 Freak Valley Festival 2014 - Netphen, DE
5/31/2014 Jagerklause - Berlin, DE
6/01/2014 Fonobar - Waraw, POL
6/02/2014 Chemiefabrik - Dresden, DE
6/03/2014 Chemiefabrik - Munich, DE
6/04/2014 Kinski - Zurich, SW
6/05/2014 Le Volume - Nice, FR
6/06/2014 Rocksound - Barcelona, ESP
6/07/2014 Peyote Fest - Madrid, ESP
Preorder WO-FAT's The Conjuring today via Small Stone at THIS LOCATION.
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