The sound of lo-fi stoner fuzz rock flows through
Spaniards Electric Valley, with one ear firmly placed in the Kyuss inspired
base, with the other finding its own voice in today’s market, their debut
full-length record is drenched in nostalgia as much as it is leading the way
forward in the stoner scene.
The vocals of Miky Simón carry the same muffled strain of
a younger John Garcia, perfectly encapsulating the fuzzy muffled tones of the
guitars and mid-paced jams, adding touches of adrenaline where necessary. The record
opens with ‘Lizard Queen’, showcasing the band’s excellent ear for song writing, mixed in amongst the sounds heard throughout the record of hushed guitar
riffs, buried under sand dunes of fuzz and bass-led guitar changes, but it’s a
lo-fi sound which lets the vocals really cry out at times, before descending
into psychedelic tinged instrumental jams, common place throughout Multiverse.
The Madrid band’s sound is exemplified on the track ‘UFO’s
Rain’ as a grunge tipped vocals lead the band into their biggest chorus on
offer as the guitars and vocals become their angriest, and therefore at their
greatest range. By the time album closer ‘Minutemen’s Ballad’ has caressed and
sent you down a stoner head-tripping swirl of muffled distortion, you begin to
understand what Electric Valley are all about, a band who don’t copy the past,
but one who wear their influences proudly on their sleeves, using the sound of
the desert to portray the anger in their own lives. If it was a record released
20 years ago it would be lauded over, so no reason why it shouldn’t get the
same praise today.
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