Watch DATURA4’s new video “Another Planet” via YAHOO MUSIC
As Mariani explains of the song: “Another Planet – the last song written for the album. We’d recorded the main bed live, but were unsure of how it would end up and I was feeling that it may not make the cut. The spontaneous guitar solos were cool, but it was the walking bass that was to play a major part in the groove, and once the layered vocals and signature guitar intro were complete, it really took shape. We had something special. – READ MORE HERE
GOSPELBEACH on the UNCUT Playlist this month
Rave review of JAMES LEG “Below The Belt” from THE DAY
Covers are something modern rockers avoid, but Leg demonstrates how they can give context to the originals, which in this case often do them one better: the frenetic “Casa de Fuego” and “Glass Jaw” are remarkable, and the piano on “October 3rd” and “What More” are fuller and more memorable than anything this side of Nicky Hopkins. Leg tones it down for exactly the right amount of time: the length of “Disappearing,” written by one-time bandmate Mark “Porkchop” Holder. Through that and most other cuts, Leg makes a case for the continuing relevance of styles and trends that have sadly fallen out of favor: blues, gospel, and feedback. More than that, it’s the most invigorating and outright best rock album in years — and he did it all in 36 minutes. – READ THE ENTIRE REVIEW HERE
4 stars ★★★★ review of DATURA4 “Demon Blues” from the ROOTS MUSIC REPORT
The spirit of early psychedelia breathes anew in the words and sounds of this Aussie four-piece. – RREAD THE REVIEW HERE
9 ½ /10 review of DATURA4 “Demon Blues” from 100% ROCK MAGAZINE
Whilst at first listen it may seem like Demon Blues is a rifferamic hard rockin’ boogie assault from start to finish, there’s nothing one-dimensional about the album at all – like an back-road rally there are wild careers off the beaten track into Hawkwind-ey space-psych (Another Planet), instrumental drag-race-guitar-duels (Hoonsville) and sludgey proto-metal-meets-T-Rex stomps (the title track), just to name a few. – READ THE REVIEW HERE
DIRTY STREETS announces US Tour Dates
5 stars ★★★★★ review of JAMES LEG’s “Below The Belt” in R2
RELIX premieres GOSPELBEACH’s new song “Your Freedom”
The group’s debut album Pacific Surf Line builds on the California folk-rock tradition, with a side of blues and some seasons of psychedelia. MORE ON THE RELIX SITE HERE
8/10 review of DATURA4 “Demon Blues” from UNDER THE RADAR
Demon Blues is throwback in the best possible way, the way you can go to some underground club in your nearest big city and see kick-ass rockers throwing it down like it was 1972. But unlike those amateurs, Datura4 is the real deal. In Mariani and Hitchcock, it has the pedigree. Demon Blues is an album that needs to be played loud, late at night, in the dark, and preferably live. – READ THE ENTIRE REVIEW HERE