"In a sea of newer-school heavy riffing, Blackout are
managing to concoct a sound across the span of The Horse that stands them out.
The songwriting and execution... feels like a landmark for them." -- The
Obelisk
NYC trio Blackout premiere a new track from their
forthcoming album today via The Obelisk. Hear and share "Let 'em
Ride" HERE. (Direct Soundcloud.)
CvltNation recently launched first single "Graves" HERE. (Direct Soundcloud).
Ask any New Yorker what makes them special and they'll all
tell you something different. But there's something very particular about a
city so condensed with a vast range of humanity all facing myriad daily
challenges that gives its rock music a brash, direct aggression unlike other
places. Case in point, NYC trio Blackout's take on doom and stoner rock is
filled with a gritty, mechanistic heft unlike bands of their ilk from anywhere
else.
Subsumed within the greasy grooves of The Horse there are
echoes of NYC heavy legends like Helmet, Cro-Mags, Judge, Prong and others --
not as intentional homage, but rather a vibe that permeates and inadvertently
gives its bands a unique power that few can match.
After a brief hiatus between the March 2015 release of their
self-titled sophomore album on RidingEasy Records, Blackout has regrouped and
(ahem) gotten back on The Horse for an 8-song blast of riffs that does not fuck
around.
On one fateful day in July 2016, with a handful of mushrooms
and a bottle of tequila, vocalist/guitarist Christian Gordy set out to write an
entire new Blackout record. Following the departure of original drummer Taryn
Waldman earlier that year, the band's fate was uncertain. But, Gordy's writing
forray resulted in a wellspring of inspiration and by happenstance he contacted
drummer Adam Taylor who had just parted with his band Ghost Punch. Within two
months of banging out riffs with bassist Justin Sherrell, Blackout was back in
action.
The Horse was recorded over 4 days in September 2016 at
Spaceman Sound in Brooklyn's Greenpoint
neighborhood, which the band describes as "a whirlwind session laced with
loads of buds, Petey's burgers and lipstick."
Or, described by Blackout themselves: "What you have
before you now is a messy plate of meat, slathered in weird sauces. A haunted
steak from from Centaurus A to sink your dirty fangs into. Sit back, crack a
semi cold one, maybe get some snacks... and turn this motherfucker up to
8."
The Horse will be available on LP, CD and download May 26th,
2017 via RidingEasy Records.
Artist: Blackout
Album: The Horse
Label: RidingEasy Records
Release Date: May 26, 2017
01. Graves
02. Let 'Em Ride
03. Roach Bites
04. Rat Spirit
05. Amnesia
06. Mean Pads
07. Holy Wood
08. The Horse
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