Album
Type:
EP
Date
Released:
21st
January 2015
Label:
Self
Released
Shame
Face – Track Listing
1.Cryptocrat 05:37
2.Beef on the Hoof
08:47
3.Fad Quiz 03:04
4.Gulch 06:20
Bio
We've known each
other since before puberty. Well...except Ben. We think Ben was born
post-pubescent. But, we've all been friends for a long time. Been in
a bunch of bands together and been in a bunch of fights together. One
by one, we all found ourselves in the same city again. We've been
playing as OLD HAND for the last few years with different players,
but now have found our forever home as OWNER. We're a little
obsessive. We're a bit awkward. We play the songs that we want to
hear.
Members
Dylan Regier
(guitar/vocals)
Ben Sorensen
(bass/vocals)
Ray Hughes (drums)
Review:
OWNER
is a very peculiar kind of Stoner Rock band as they include elements
of Noise Rock, Post-Punk, Goth and even Fuzz Rock for one groovy
different kind of riffs. Their debut EP – Shame Face – feels it
was recorded in the legendary Goth/Post-Punk Scene as the vocals
aren't you're usual kind for a Stoner Rock band. I feel OWNER are a
Dark Alternative Stoner Rock band with a truly original sound of
their own.
Opening
track – Cryptocrat – has all the hallmarks of a band saying a big
FUCK YOU to convention and playing by their own rules. OWNER become
Stoner Rock outlaws bursting with dark violent ideas where it feels
good to be different. Hints of Blues Rock interlaced with Fuzz Rock
appear towards the end with bleak vocals that come from the Nick Cave
school of hard knocks. Dylan and Ben perfectly capture the bleak
existence of life itself. And then OWNER throw a Truckfighters style
curve-ball to the mix. I did say these guys were different.
Second
track – Beef On The Hoof – is an epic almost 9 minute affair with
OWNER blending depressing blues rock with slabs of heavy fuzz. The
vocals take a more a Satanic turn with OWNER providing a thrilling
tale packed full of mysterious riffs. The song has a superb
slow-paced blues rock feel that gives OWNER the chance to play with
your emotions and still surprise you with each passing moment.
Third
Track – Fad Quiz – is a more straight forward Stoner Rock
offering with OWNER still adding different sounds you wouldn't expect
for a Stoner Rock song. The last track – Gulch – starts off with
a creepy intro before bleak vocals add a more painful vibe compared
to the EP's previous tracks. It's a slow paced affair before OWNER
slowly start to add different noises for one final hurrah of
experimental Stoner Rock.
Check
it out for yourself as Shame Face is available to buy now on BandCamp Buy Now Download.
Excellent
and Highly Recommended.
Words
by Steve Howe
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