New Orleans Stoner Rock trio Suplecs have announced their first album in over a decade, Hymns Under A Blood Moon Sky, due to be released February 20th via Ripple Music.
“The album’s genesis took place in a hallowed Mid-City rehearsal space; the same warehouse that incubated the foundational New Orleans sludge of Crowbar or Graveyard Rodeo and echoed with the grooves of The Meters. Drawing inspiration from this legacy, Suplecs started crafting new material before being forced out by complaints of noise — an ironic fate for a room once dedicated to forging the city’s sound. They proceeded to track the album at High Tower Studios with esteemed engineer James Whitten (High On Fire, Thou), resulting in a mature, sonically diverse and emotionally charged collection.
Hymns Under A Blood Moon Sky is a gut-wrenching ride through the New Orleans trio’s world. It ranges from the relentless, Maiden-meets-Sabbath attack of Got Nothing to the haunting, brass-backed NOLA jazz funeral dirge of La Ti Da featuring the horns of Egg Yolk Jubilee. The album fearlessly tackles themes of death, divorce, suicide and addiction (Blackwater Rising), balanced by moving tributes such as guitarist and vocalist Durel Yates’ ode to his mother, I See You. It weaves in diverse influences, from Black Flag swagger to prog-jazz intricacy, culminating in the dynamic first single: No Apologies.”
Tracklist:
- 1. Got Nothing
- 2. Pentacle Star
- 3. I See You
- 4. Forest of Fire
- 5. Blackwater Rising
- 6. Old Spanish Trail
- 7. Damn These Pills
- 8. Mountain
- 9. $6 Man
- 10. Heartless Bodies
- 11. No Apologies
- 12. La Ti Da
Pre-orders for Hymns Under A Blood Moon Sky are available from this link.
PRESS SOURCE: Purple Sage PR.
