Take a listen to Friendship – the brooding, moody, saturated opener from their EP Soap Water – and you’ll quickly realize why it has taken so little for Carwash to win over legions of fans. What more could you want? (MO) Carwash – Friendshipĭespite having only released a string of sporadic singles over the past three years and a debut EP that only dropped on September 17, Carwash have already amassed an immense following and a resolute fanbase, evidenced by over one million monthly Spotify listeners. In a nutshell, there’s a bucketload of sweet tones and an all-you-can-eat buffet of blues-y licks. Said to be inspired by The Beastie Boys and a desire to harness an old-school aural aesthetic, Gotta Be Movin' delivers on both accounts, and further heightens the hype around the upcoming release. The Grammy-nominated rock outfit are gearing up to release their fourth studio album, Play Loud, and have kept themselves busy this year by way of a string of explosive singles that point towards an offering that will be up there with the very best of the band’s repertoire.įollowing the scintillating momentum initiated by How High, Paradise and Out Of My Head, Gotta Be Movin' taps into a decidedly more blues-rock-esque tonal canvas, championed by the gain-dipped fingerpicked opening hook and propped up by the charging instrumentation that – as per the instructions of the title – really gets the listener moving. It seems as though the “this is Posen at his best” line gets regularly rehashed, but that’s only because Posen really does just get better and better with every track he releases. Once again, Posen goes unaccompanied, and plays rhythm and lead all at once, seemingly hitting every note on the fretboard over the course of four minutes as he silkily weaves together a masterful sonic embroidery that becomes more intricate and exquisite with every listen. It’s 240 seconds of sheer six-string board wizardry and it’s everything that Posen does well, but dialed up to 11. The tone, almost haunting in nature, is dark and meditative, though explodes into sporadic bursts of color whenever Posen begins to venture further up the fretboard or plucks with a little more agency.
Not that any of us needed reminding of his insanely proficient chops, the blues guitar titan’s latest release, the unplugged Tumble Away, is yet another testament to his unrivaled abilities. Well, in fairness, whenever Ariel Posen touches anything with strings, the resulting outcome usually borders on majestic.
Various pre-sales for the tour begin tomorrow, and continue until Thursday evening – please visit for the full info.When Ariel Posen picks up his acoustic guitar, utter magic ensues. Tix on-sale March 8: /5ysFesQFOZĪ full list of dates for the Knotfest Roadshow can be found on the tour poster below. Each pair of tickets purchased online comes w/ a digital copy of our upcoming album, scheduled for release August 9. The #KNOTFESTRoadshow w/ #Slipknot, + kicks off across North America this summer. Check out the promotional video from their Twitter feed below: Dubbed the Knotfest Roadshow, Slipknot are taking Volbeat, Gojira and Behemoth on the road with them across the US this Summer. Secondly, they have announced an ENORMOUS US tour with an astounding support lineup.
With this in mind, hopefully we will hear a new song or two in their Download Festival headlining performance this Summer.
Friday August 9th 2019 is the date for everyone’s diaries for the next Slipknot album.
Now that the countdown has hit zero, we know just what Slipknot were planning!įirstly, there is a target release date for their as yet untitled new album. A mysterious countdown appeared on their website, counting down to 5pm (UK time) today (4th March 2019). A few days ago, Slipknot looked like they were up to something.