Fort Worth, Texas,
brings us the tripadelic, sexy deliciousness known as Fogg, and I want
to thank them from the bottom of my heart for this gift to mankind.Like, if you haven't heard these guys before,
stop reading right now and go listen.It's totally cool, I'll wait.Although, if you really get into the head trip that is waiting for you,
it might take you a while to get back to this review.Again, I'm totally cool with that.
I've said before that one of the
coolest things about writing these reviews and finding music for my radio shows
is that from time to time I stumble upon an absolute gem such as this.Sometimes a band or an album, or in this
case, both, just hit that sweet spot so well, and keep hitting it for the length
of the album, that you just keep listening.It feels like something is missing when you don't have that album
playing.This album does all of that and
more for me.
If you are
in any way a fan of psychedelic rock, this album will be your jam for the foreseeable future.Every single touch point of the genre is
here, all uniquely bound up in something that is completely original.You
like some heavy, psychedelic riffs that just go on forever and leave you nodding along with a goofy grin on your face?They're here.You like some pastoral, gentle
acoustic jamming?Fogg's got
it.Virtuosic and trippy guitar jams and
solos?Hell yeah. As I said, this is all the good stuff, all
in one place.The songs wind about and
insinuate themselves into your
brain.Soft, hard, heavy, gentle,
straight ahead rock or tunes that are tripped
the fuck out, all of that and more is here and waiting for you.
I really dig
singer/bassist/acoustic guitarist Brandon Hoffman's voice.It is very reminiscent of Ray Davies of The
Kinks in some respects, and the way he uses it to express the lyrics is a
wonderful thing to hear.Chase Jowell on
electric guitar can play it heavy, or melodic, whatever the songs need, and his
solosjust need to be heard.Drummer Ethan Lyons fits in well with the
trio format and is always right where he needs to be in each song.
In case you haven't figured it
out yet, I absolutely love this album.It is wonderful to hear musicians playing a style and genre that has
been around for a while, and yet own it and make it their own.I'm not sure how old these gents are, but you
could take them back in time 45 years and put them on the stage at the
Fillmore, and they would be right at home.They are just as bold and original as the bands that played back in the
those days, and they sound so great now.If psychedelic rock is something you enjoy, you must give this one a
listen.Just be prepared that one listen
may become two, and may become an entire evening unwrapping all the aural
goodness here.This is a feast for the
ears and the mind.
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