Recommended for\u00a0listeners who like to be gently\u00a0submersed into psychedelic sounds.<\/p>\n
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Montreal psychedelic indie rock outfit Elephant Stone releases its junior\u00a0album as a follow up to its self-titled release in 2013. This time around they brought to the table a plethora of indie rock styles as well as psychedelic and Indian\u00a0riffs and melodies provided by non-traditional instruments including the sitar. While\u00a0the band’s past releases followed a less unique structure, Three Poisons<\/i> has been mastered\u00a0and touched up into a more solid Indie rock sound that honestly sounds something very\u00a0similar to a record put out by artists such as The Smiths or Death Cab for Cutie\u00a0(vocally much more than instrumentally). Generally speaking each song is relatively\u00a0upbeat in manor as well as tempo. The album holds many vibrant, rich, and relaxed\u00a0melodies with various and underlying tranquil riffs. Even borrowing from traditional\u00a0Indian culture and sound, Three Poisons<\/i> offers a diverse musical experience to fans of\u00a0the indie rock scene.<\/p>\n
The album opens with a driven neo-psychedelic sitar riff with the track\u00a0\u201cMotherless Child.” This track offers a very upbeat and positive sound and picks up the tempo to a more driving one later in the song. \u201cKnock You From Your Mountain\u201d,\u00a0the album’s second feature, follows up with the upbeat style found in the previous track\u00a0but adds a more lax and casual attitude with the help of a persisting bass line that carries\u00a0the song to its end. In my humble opinion, the album’s third track is a great representation\u00a0of the unique sound that Elephant Stone has to offer. The psychedelic influence is prevalent\u00a0and heavy on\u00a0this track. \u201cAll is Burning\u201d has the usual upbeat indie rock vibe to it but where\u00a0it really stands out on the album is during the chorus in which a very relaxed and mature sound\u00a0is given to listeners. I would even go as far to say that this track dabbles into a chill-wave sound with its heavy use of echoes on various vocal tracks and instruments\u00a0throughout the song.<\/p>\n
There is little out the ordinary offered in the next tracks. \u201cWorlds Begin and End With You,” \u201cWayward Son,” and \u201cIntermediate State\u201d are far from generic but have a seemingly monotonous notion that\u00a0this album seems to follow with its faded guitar and vocals, upbeat drums, and fluid bass lines.\u00a0Picking back up with \u201cChild of Nature\u201d it is very evident to once again see the neo-psychedelic\u00a0stance that Elephant Stone portrays to its listeners–sitars and flowing keys and all.\u00a0\u201cLiving for Something,” the albums next feature slows in with mellow keyboard riffs and\u00a0striking, paced drums. Continuing on with a very mellow and a somewhat experimental rock sound,\u00a0the album title track \u201cThree Poisons\u201d advances a seamless and deep psychedelic sound\u00a0packed with a driving drum beat and bass line as well as layered guitars and keyboards.\u00a0Perhaps my favorite track on the album, \u201cEcho and The Machine,\u201d follows a more alternative\u00a0beat interlinked with all the various instruments and styles mentioned and performed on other\u00a0tracks. The final track, \u201cBetween The Lines,\u201d provides a soft and sweet release to the album\u00a0and the sound Elephant Stone was trying for. The vocals on this song are very prevalent and\u00a0melodic and compliment a very soft intro followed by a very passionate, psychedelic groove\u00a0that carries out the song.<\/p>\n
All in all, Three Poisons <\/i>is a solid release for indie rock fans and fans of previous\u00a0Elephant Stone releases. The sound definitely carries a neo-psychedelic tone with it, but\u00a0honestly only dabbles into a perfected, vintage psychedelic rock noise. I would recommend\u00a0this album for not only lovers of indie rock, but also listeners who would like to be gently\u00a0submersed into the psychedelic sound.<\/p>\n
Recommended if you like The Black Angels, Death Cab For Cutie, and The Smiths.<\/p>\n
Recommended Tracks: “All Is Burning,” “Child of Nature,” “Echo & the Machine,” and “Between the Lines”<\/p>\n
Reviewed by Josh Bigbee on September 4, 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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