Dead Meadow is a psychedelic rock band. Formed in 1998 in Washington DC, the band is now based in LA. The group has spent the better part of 25 years immersing listeners in laid back, fuzzy audio waves. Their music is soaked in a deep groove you can almost taste, with wah drenched guitar leads that will astral project your ears into a different reality. Dead Meadow will appeal to fans of bands like Sleepy Sun, Black Mountain, and The Re-Stoned.

Force Form Free, the band’s latest album, was released through independent label, Blues Funeral Recordings. The album was produced for the label’s Post Wax vinyl subscription series, with the band “working up a disparate yet cohesive group of songs that placed new works alongside the culmination of ideas they’d been tinkering with since the band’s genesis.”

1. The Left Hand Path 6:51
2. The Lure of the Next Peak 5:51
3. Valmont’s Pad 4:27
4. To Let the Time Go By 3:20
5. Force Form Free 6:28
6. Binah 8:03

The album is mostly instrumental, immersing listeners in six richly layered psychedelic jams. We’re treated to dreamy reflections like chill tracks, The Lure of the Next Peak and Force Form Free, with it’s drony Middle Eastern sound. There’s plenty of groovy riffs and wah pedal steeped leads like on the fuzzy Valmont’s Pad. Jason Simon gives a taste of his distinct vocals on To Let the Time Go By and Binah, the only two tracks with lyrics.

Force Form Free is the perfect album for sinking into the sofa and letting your ears drift away to the dreamy rhythms. Check out the psychedelic visualizers for the tracks on Youtube. You can find the digital album on Bandcamp. Stream it or download the album for $7. Dyed vinyl is available for $26 and CD’s for $11. Check out the band’s website and social media.

Tour dates

JAN 14 The Lodge Room – Highland Park, CA