Exclusive Track Premiere
Written by Tony Wilson on April 2, 2019
EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE!
Morass of Molasses unleash album details and first single
June 7th will see Swamp master generals of the Reading scene, MORASS OF MOLASSES, return with their sophomore album on Wasted State Records. The low-tuned trio creates the kind of lumbering heavy blues riffs which induce involuntary head nodding; finally MORASS OF MOLASSES awake from a brief slumber and emerge from the shadows to deliver their latest musical offering, The Ties That Bind! Taking on an altogether more earthly visage, this album is framed by themes of human connection. It delves into the deep-rooted interactions we share with each other and ourselves. The Dark Forest motif that runs throughout this collection is the manifestation of these themes and uses familiar archetypes to guide us on this journey.
Today the band is not only sharing with us the hotly anticipated details with the album artwork and tracklist of The Ties That Bind, but also a first single to the track ‘Woe Betide‘!
Says frontman Bones Huse: ‘This song is about how quickly a relationship can change, and not allowing someone else treat you without respect anymore. Regardless of how close you were in the past.’
Listen to ‘Woe Betide‘, exclusively HERE!
A BIT OF HISTORY
Effortlessly establishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with, the promising career of MORASS OF MOLASSES has already seen the band sharing stages with such luminaries of the scene as Crowbar, Orange Goblin, Ohhms, Vodun, Elephant Tree, Desert Storm, Vodun, Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard and many more. Their first gutsy Jaegermeister stage performance at Bloodstock Festival helped propel them into a relentless schedule of touring. During which they released the self-funded debut EP So Flows Our Fate, which not only garnered a tidal wave of critical acclaim but also brought them into contact with Hevisike Records. The very label which released their debut album These Paths We Tread. Closely followed by another momentous performance to a packed Sophie Lancaster Stage at Bloodstock Festival. More recently they impressed crowds at Desertfest London and HRH Doom vs Stoner at the O2 Sheffield.
The original lineup of MORASS OF MOLASSES met back in 2013 at a gig in Reading. The band name was inspired by an article on Wired.com about the Boston Molasses Disaster, where a giant storage tank of Molasses exploded, sending a wall of thick sticky syrup through the streets of a Boston neighbourhood. The headline for the article was ‘Morass of Molasses Mucks Up Boston’.
When MORASS OF MOLASSES unleash their second album The Ties That Bind on June 7th with Wasted State Records, coming as CD, Vinyl and Digital formats with a pre-order to start soon, better be prepared for a musical exploration: Heavy low-end walls of sound blended seamlessly with delicate introspective passages.
THE TOUR
In the lead up to the new album, the band will hit the road for their upcoming Goddess Shrine Tour, to allow audiences to catch a glimpse of the new material ahead of its release. Make sure to catch MORASS OF MOLASSES live at the following dates, to kick-off this Friday in their hometown Reading!
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