Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 21/02/2020
Label: Big Scary Monsters (
Art As Catharsis (AU)
“Big Sleeper” CD//DD//LP track listing:
1). Miami
2). Under The Sun
3). Shaker
4). Big Sleeper
5). Gallonman
6). Doomer
7). Lend Me A Crushed Ear
8). Slow Moth
9). Tortoise
The Review:
Mark this one on your calendars, Stoner
Rock fans, you won't want to miss out. InTechnicolour
have crafted a work of art on “Big Sleeper”, one that will nuzzle
its way onto your playlists for good.
With a mix of rock solid riffs and some of the catchiest hooks in the
genre, this one is no doubt a winner.
Full disclosure here folks, every song in
this album will get stuck in your head. This thing is infested with earworms,
and you will welcome them. If you can't
commit to having some fantastic stoner jams floating around your head for a
good long while, you might do well to stay away. However, you will be missing
out on something amazing. This just
might be stoner rock's big shot, and you're gonna want to get in on the ground
floor.
First things first, these guys can write a
goddamn song. From radio ready desert rock singalongs to droning doom metal
dirges, every one of these songs is mastercrafted. Vocal harmonies create a very warm and
welcoming place for the listener.
Something about them just feels good and leaves you wanting more of it.
Guitars flip through every page of stoner rock standbys and beyond, feeling
just as natural when leading a fuzzed out assault or bouncing through a poppy
hook. The rhythm section keeps things tight, while a playful swinging allowance
keeps things very interesting.
InTechnicolour shines brightest at its ugliest (which is still
catchy as hell). Songs like “Gallon Man” offer up the best of all
possible worlds. Dark riffing lends depth to a melancholic grungy rocker while swirling
atmospheres add a very welcome trippiness to what could be a real downer. Even
at their most glum, the band keeps things grooving, and the overall fun of this
release is not hampered.
Whether crafting fist pumping rockers or
gloomy dirges, InTechnicolour
does it expertly. This is the dawn of a new era of stoner rock. An era of
legitimacy and respect. Early as it is, “Big Sleeper” will be making it onto
album of the year lists. I can guarantee it. This is something big. On February
21, it began.
“Big Sleeper” is available HERE
Band info: bandcamp || facebook
