Heavy rock collective BIG SCENIC NOWHERE streams new track "Surf Western"; new album out 02/02 on Heavy Psych Sounds.
About the song, guitarist Bob Balch says: “Surf Western was a riff that Gary Arce started playing while we were in the studio. I figured out a harmony for it and then Gary Arce, Tony Reed, Billy Stinson and myself started jamming on it for about 20 minutes. We did some editing on it, to give it a middle section that breaks down to just Tony Reed and my guitar. It then ends heavy with some synth and fuzz. I feel like there are a lot of different styles in this song, so it’s a good representation of what the record sounds like since we’re pulling from multiple influences throughout.”
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+ Listen to previous singles "The Waydown" and "Sara Smile"
With two EPs and LPs under their belt, the prolific supergroup formed in the fall of 2019 by guitar luminaries Bob Balch (Fu Manchu) and Gary Arce (Yawning Man), Tony Reed (Mos Generator) on vocals, bass and synths, and Bill Stinson (Yawning Man) on drums delivers a lush and bliss-inducing third full-length that flawlessly fuses prog rock, classic rock and stars-coveting psychedelia for a compelling 7-track, one to become obsessed with. "The Waydown" features special guests Reeves Gabrels (The Cure, David Bowie) on guitar, as well as Per Wiberg (ex-Opeth) and Eliot Lewis (Hall and Oates) on keys.
BIG SCENIC NOWHERE "The Waydown"
Out February 2nd on Heavy Psych Sounds
BIG SCENIC NOWHERE is the ambitious project formed by Bob Balch (Fu Manchu) and Gary Arce (Yawning Man) on guitar, quickly joined by Tony Reed (Mos Generator) on bass, vocals and keyboards, and Bill Stinson (Yawning Man) on drums. The foursome is a creative force of nature, a combination of talents whose respective desert, psych, classic and progressive rock backgrounds became one to form a transcending, uplifting and finely crafted brand of rock. It is simply the heart of what collaboration should manifest. Jamming. Sharing music. Developing chemistry to build something new based on their individual experiences. Something that grows stronger for the cohesion between those who make it happen.
The band issued their debut album 'Vision Beyond Horizon' in early 2020 through European powerhouse Heavy Psych Sounds, also featuring appearances from the likes of Mario Lalli, Alain Johannes, Nick Oliveri, and various other guests. Following closely, the 'Lavender Blues' EP stabilized the four-piece lineup around Tony Reed (also featuring special appearances from former Opeth Per Wiberg and Voivod's Daniel Mongrain), consequently shifting from the fuzzy and psych-laden desert rock of the beginnings to a more progressive and prismatic rock enhanced by Reed's warm production style. The band released their sophomore full-length "The Long Morrow" in the fall of 2021 via Heavy Psych Sounds, and will return with a mesmerizing new album entitled "The Waydown" in the winter of 2024.
BIG SCENIC NOWHERE is:
Bob Balch (Fu Manchu) — guitar
Tony Reed (Mos Generator) — vocals, bass, synth, guitar
Gary Arce (Yawning Man) — guitar
Bill Stinson (ex-Yawning Man) — drums
BIG SCENIC NOWHERE links
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HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS links
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