Only Metal Music Matters _________________________________________________________________________ Artist : Giant Dwarf Album : Giant Dwarf Label : Giant Dwarf Year : 2019 Genre : Rock Encoder : LAME Playtime : 35:05 Source : WEB Bitrate : 320 kbps Size : 85.80MB MB URL : Music Streaming Service _________________________________________________________________________ 1. Golden Walrus 4:28 2. Black Thumb 3:50 3. Disco Void 4:37 4. Kepler 4:14 5. Repeat After Defeat 4:58 6. Strange Wool 2:21 7. High Tide Blues 4:22 8. The Deluge 6:15 _________________________________________________________________________ Heavy psych, fuzz rock weirdos from the isolated regions of Perth. Giant Dwarf - Giant Dwarf Driving, fuzzy heavy rock topped with post-Homme melodies that doesnÆt sacrifice impact for attitude, the self-released, self-titled debut from Perth, AustraliaÆs Giant Dwarf is a sans-pretense 35 minutes of groove done right. They may be playing to genre, fine, but from the cover art on down, theyÆre doing so with a sense of personality and a readiness to bring an individual sensibility to their sound. I dig it. Summery tones, rampant vocal melodies in layers, solid rhythmic foundation beneath. The fact that itÆs the five-pieceÆs first album makes me look less for some kind of stylistic nuance, but itÆs there to be heard anyway in ôDisco Voidö and the bouncing end of ôHigh Tide Blues,ö and in surrounding cuts like ôRepeat After Defeatö and ôStrange Wool,ö Giant Dwarf set to the task before them with due vitality, imagining Songs for the Deaf with Fu Manchu tonality in ôKepler.ö No big surprise, but yeah, it definitely works. Right from the start, with opener æGolden WalrusÆ, the album bursts from the speakers like Gandalf after a month-long Charles Atlas course. The songs are tough and uncompromising, yet cerebral. æBlack ThumbÆ and æKeplerÆ in particular will make you put your foot down on the accelerator and bang your head û whilst absorbing the intricate tapestry of the universe. ItÆs all pounding rhythms and hypnotic, repeating riffs. On first encounter, the album seems very û shall we say, inspired by û Kyuss and the first Queens of the Stone Age album. Aaron Soppo (vocals) can even do a pretty convincing Josh Homme impersonation. Which is no bad thing, in my book û in fact, itÆs a sure fired recipe for success. Further investigation reveals far more than this obvious comparison, however. As well as a more fuzzed-up guitar sound û not unlike a particularly fried Fu Manchu û thereÆs a trippy, psychedelic sheen to the muscular groove. ThereÆs even sitar and didgeridoo on here, in wave after wave of glorious chunky riff and rolling beats. æThe DelugeÆ illustrates this breadth of feeling with a six minute plus track that undulates between exuberant rocker and introspective meander in just one epic song. ôGiant Dwarfö comes within a koalaÆs cock of perfection. Powerful like the venom of a Death Adder, yet enticing like Natalie Imbruglia. It really is that good. https://giantdwarf.bandcamp.com/album/giant-dwarf _________________________________________________________________________ ... while we wait for retail to arrive ...