Boston’s Elder answer the eternal stonerrock question — what would happen if you crossed Fu Manchu and Sleep? — by dropping an amazing album of pure stoner rock.
Actually, limiting Elder’s sound to just Fu and Sleep is selling them way short as they have many subtleties at work in their music like amazing background keyboard textures and cleverly layered guitar elements to vary the space and density of their work. There is also a bit of a “classic” metal influence to be found in their guitar work.
Elder - Elder
Rest assured though, these erudite elements only serve to buttress the main point — stoner rock riffs rule. Elder may not be the first to make that point, but they just might be the best there is right now.
Drew Webster
Tags: album of the day, Elder, Electric Earth, Meteorcity, Stonerrock
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Still have to order this from Electric Earth. The other vinyls on that label are awesome as well. Just got the Ocean Chief and Black Pyramid LP’s, quality stuff!!!