SPIRIT MOTHER "Trails"
Out September 13th on Heavy Psych Sounds
TRACKLIST:
1. Passage
2. Trails
3. Veins
4. Emerald
5. Below
6. Tonic
7. Vessel
8. Voyeur
9. Given
10. Wolves
Spirit Mother is a heavy rock band with their sound anthologized through a folk-informed and classical lens: their dynamic and imposing wall of sound, coupled with a driving backbeat, grips through atmospheric strings and haunting vocals. Initially from Long Beach, CA, the band relocated across the United States, now residing in Buffalo, Los Angeles and the high desert of Eastern Oregon. Formed by vocalist and bassist Armand Lance and violinist SJ, their line-up has since solidified with the addition of guitarist Sean McCormick and drummer Landon Cisneros, providing a striking sound described by The Obelisk as lush and ranging, a "languid grunge blasted into outer space in the desert night".
Lead singer and songwriter Armand Lance creates the bones of the music in the attic of his rural ranch between cattle working and mustang wrangling - a likeness to his father's upbringing as an Ecuadorian cowboy. The group convenes at this cabin to write and develop their repertoire before hitting the road nationally and abroad. Spirit Mother received critical praise for their first album "Cadets": "a distinct chance we'll look back on this as an early gem from a band going places" hailed The Sleeping Shaman.
In 2020, Spirit Mother was tapped for a pandemic project to create a live record/concert film in the style of Pink Floyd's "Live at Pompeii". Released through Giant Rock Records and Heavy Psych Sounds Records, "Live In The Mojave Desert Vol.3" was well received by fans and critics alike. "If you didn't know who Spirit Mother was before seeing this show, there's no way anyone is forgetting them anytime soon. Brilliant," stated US website GBHBL.com.
In 2023, the band released their latest single "Locust//Dead Cells" and embarked on their debut European tour with summer festival appearances at Metal Days, PALP and Sonic Blast, followed by an extensive US Tour in the fall. Spirit Mother recently signed to Heavy Psych Sounds Records while in the studio for their sophomore album "Trails", which September 2024 release will be supported by another coast-to-coast US tour and stops at Desertfest NYC and Levitation Fest in Austin, TX.
SPIRIT MOTHER lineup
Armand Lance - Bass, vocals
SJ - Violin, vocals
Landon Cisneros - Drums
Sean McCormick - Guitar
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