Art by Chelsea Meatchem
From the
increasingly prolific Australian music scene comes our next sonic
odyssey with the second album by the three piece heavy psych blues
band Cosmos,
based in Melbourne. Titled Coming
Home and
released
on the hazy day of April 20, is a fine example of the many rad music
coming from down under. With the perfect blend of heavy psychedelia
and blues, or PsycheDelta as I like to call it, the aussie power trio
continues their musical exploration with a masterpiece of cosmic
proportions, as warm compositions and fluid songwriting with stellar
guitar work supported by an exalted rhythm section and superb vocals
expressing the
most exquisite kind of agony and anger explode in the vast galactic
sky.
The
band (officially) formed in 2015, that has since then matured as a
group and taken a more solid approach to their sound, came up with a
concept for this record of “a
being coming back home, but not to Earth” and hence the chosen
title.
That´s also the track, after a noisy intro of weird field
recordings, that sets the tone and launches this kaleidoscopic ride
as the band slowly build their bluesy songs until they detonate into
fully fledged psychedelic jams. The chemistry and wonderful
musicianship here are of an almost other-worldly beauty, as the
fuzzed-out guitar licks, fed by a galloping drum kit and pulsating
bass lines paired
with the strident
vocals continuously bounce
between different moods and tempos, from the classic blues of Albert
King or Muddy Waters to more contemporary acts such as The Black
Angels or The Flying Eyes. This record has soul like a few have,
melodic mellow grooves and wild dirty sections so good and addictive
that even the smooth and chilled out interlude “Wanderings” will
be stuck in your head for days to come.
One
of the most solid releases of the year that will definitely put this
band on the map as a powerful bluesy trio with tremendous potential
and set the bar high for their next album... which is already in the
works!
