New music from King Buffalo

Posted on April 7, 2021 by thesonicsofa

– *The Burden of Restlessness releases on June 4, 2021*

King Buffalo has been dealing heavy psych music since 2013 and have big plans for 2021. The Rochester, NY trio, who has toured with stoner rock giants The Sword, Elder, and All Them Witches, has announced that they will be releasing three full length albums this year and have already listed dates for a fall tour. The first album, titled The Burden of Restlessness, is set for a June 4 release and the first single is out now. The second two releases are being kept under wraps, although the band has hinted that each album will be distinct and recorded with different methods.

Hebetation is the new track from The Burden of Restlessness, and expands King Buffalo’s sound into progressive new audioscapes. Although I was a fan of the heavy psych atmosphere of their first two full lengths, Orion and Longing to be the Mountain, it sometimes felt like the band was stuck in repetitive musical territory. However, with their third full-length, Dead Star, the band showed they weren’t afraid to infuse their rock with more aggressive and driving sections, giving them a more diverse and well-rounded sound. The best thing about it was that the band never changed their core style, but simply expanded it. With Hebetation, we see that evolution continuing, with an even more progressive, heavy sound, all while maintaining their own trance-inducing psychedeliscapes.

Tour Dates

SEP 10 Larimer Lounge – Denver, CO

SEP 11 Larimer Lounge – Denver, CO

SEP 14 The Moroccan Lounge – Los Angeles, CA

SEP 15 Bottom Of the Hill – San Francisco, CA

SEP 17 Barboza – Seattle, WA

SEP 18 Barboza – Seattle, WA

SEP 19 Lola’s Room – Portland, OR

OCT 1 Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT

OCT 2 Space Ballroom – Hamden, CT

OCT 15 The Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub – Cambridge, MA

NOV 4 DC9 – Washington, DC

NOV 5 Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA

NOV 6 Mercury Lounge – New York, NY

NOV 11 Club Cafe – Pittsburgh, PA

NOV 12 The Loving Touch – Ferndale, MI

NOV 13 Hi-Fi – Indianapolis, IN

NOV 14 Off Broadway – St. Louis, MO

NOV 16 The Winnebago – Madison, WI

NOV 17 7th St Entry – Minneapolis, MN

NOV 18 The Back Room @ Colectivo – Milwaukee, WI

NOV 19 Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL

NOV 20 Beachland Ballroom & Tavern – Cleveland, OH

JAN 22 Velvet Underground – Toronto, ON, Canada

Goatriders release spacey new album, The Magician’s Keep

Posted on January 27, 2020 by thesonicsofa

*The Magician’s Keep* *was released on January 27th*

Goatriders is a four piece band from Linköping, Sweden. The band serves up a riffy mix of desert rock with plenty of hypnotic and spacey interludes. The band released their first EP 15/12, in December, 2018 and just followed it up with The Magician’s Keep, on January 27, 2020.

The Magician’s Keep was released by Ozium Records. Mixed and mastered by friend of the band, Petter Kindström, the album clocks in at 36 minutes and is made up of five tracks. With each track between five and 10 minutes, the songs are on the longer side and each is an immersive experience of diverse and spacey sound textures. The album is characterized by walls of fuzz, psychedelic guitar tones, crisp and clear drums, a growly bass tone that isn’t afraid to explore the fret board, and lots and lots of groove. If you enjoy bands like Naxatras, you will love what Goatriders has to serve up.

Golem 7:08
Amitte Diem 7:43
Hound of the Gods 5:24
Pitch Black Blues 6:47
Songs from Mars 10:41

Check out the band on Bandcamp where you can support the band by buying the digital album. The album will be available on vinyl and CD later this year. You can also check out the band on Instagram. Thank you for reading The Sonic Sofa. You can find The Sonic Sofa on Stitcher, Soundcloud, thesonicsofa.blog, and Twitter. Please consider donating to The Sonic Sofa on PayPal or Patreon. Go in peace and rock on, Sofanauts.

Debut album by The Lancasters is filled with 60’s style heavy-psych goodness

Posted on November 5, 2019 by thesonicsofa

The Lancasters are a psychedelic rock trio from Brescia, Italy. They just released their debut, The Lancasters, on November 1st. The self-titled album was independently released and is being promoted by Fuzzy Cracklins Presents while the band looks for the right label to release their work on vinyl. The album was recorded to tape and professionally mixed and mastered, giving it a warm, vintage sound. The album is smooth and groovy, evincing the sound of bands like Led Zeppelin and the lyrical sensibilities of groups like The Beatles.

1. Howitzer 3:04
2. Sharp 683 4:09
3. Get a Good Lawyer 3:00
4. Mata Hari 6:40
5. Powder 4:59
6. Stellar 3:07
7. Reflectors 5:00
8. Northern Road 3:49
9. Sweet Cross 4:13

The nine tracks on the album cover a dynamic range of sounds and styles that flow over you like a warm, fuzzy blanket. Tracks like Mata Hari, Sharp 683, Stellar, and Reflectors rest in a pocket of psychedelic electric rock filled with catchy guitar hooks and vocal melodies. The band explores a softer acoustic side on Get a Good Lawyer and Northern Road, while Powder takes the band into the riffy realm of heavy blues with its thick bass and chunky guitars. In addition to the album, don’t miss the trippy music videos for the tracks Howitzer and Stellar.

The Lancasters is available on CD and digital download on Bandcamp. You can also stream the album on Spotify. Make sure to check out the band on Instagram, as well as YouTube. For a whole lot more great music on Bandcamp, check out Fuzzy Cracklins. As always, thanks for reading The Sonic Sofa. Go in peace and rock on, Sofanauts.