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Stone Deaf Premiere “Spitshine” Video; Royal Burnout Due May 4

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Made up of a crisply-produced eight tracks of well-sourced heavy rock and roll, Stone Deaf‘s Royal Burnout is set to release on May 4 through Black Bow Records. The album, which is the Denver four-piece’s second behind a 2015 self-titled, is something of a departure for the label, which has to this point specialized in supporting the UK underground in its various forms of sludge, doom and heavy impulses, owned as it is by Conan guitarist/vocalist Jon Davis and affiliated as it often is with his Skyhammer Studio and the recordings done there by Chris Fielding.

Well, Stone Deaf didn’t record at Skyhammer. stone deaf royal burnoutThey tracked with guitarist/vocalist/keyboardist/drummer Dustin Chapin, who also mixed, mastered and had a hand in the design of the album along with bassist/vocalist Cody Isaman. And they don’t play sludge. They play essentially a high-desert version of low desert rock, taking a strong influence from the pop-heavy stylings of Queens of the Stone Age and perhaps imagining what they might’ve become if they’d kept working in the vein of their own debut, with songwriting crystal clear in its structure and intent and an edge of heft in their tones. And hooks. Hooks for days.

Royal Burnout, if it’s got anything, has got that. With Isaman and Chapin sharing vocal duties while Jarron French provides the bounce on drums and Scott Anderson adds further guitar and keys,there’s variety in the songs between a hand-clapper like the closing title-track and the start-stop turns of “Room #240” earlier. “Deathwish 62” crunches up classic desert-punker riffing while “Boozy Spool” engages a more urbane feel, touching on modern pop rock, but at the same time offering some of the album’s heaviest riffing.

There’s a balance to be struck between these various impulses, and Stone Deaf have command enough of their craft to find it. The leadoff cut, “Spitshine,” provides a decent summary of some of the punk and heavy rock vibes Royal Burnout works through, and I’m happy today to be able to premiere Dustin Chapin and Cody Isaman‘s video for it ahead of Royal Burnout‘s release next month. Please find the clip below, followed by more info from the PR wire.

And please enjoy:

Stone Deaf, “Spitshine” official video premiere

Stone Deaf on “Spitshine”:

“Spitshine,” the intro song to Royal Burnout, leads you into a musical freakshow. Like a rusted hardtop filled of strung out carnies and miscreants changing gears down a long desert road, and a roller coaster that guides you through the soundtrack of a fucked up circus. Showcasing fast paced rhythms and black and white melodies, it’s the first song of a tall, downwards spiraling slope, and that’s only the beginning of the show. Welcome to Royal Burnout.

Formed in late 2014 in New Castle, Colorado, STONE DEAF’s approach to music is a timeless fusion of melody and driving rhythms blending solid rock vibes, psychedelic elements, and sludgy low-end riffs. The band released their self-titled debut album in 2015 and has since spent their time fine-tuning their approach and honing their craft on stage while writing their next record, which now comes to life in Royal Burnout.

With eight new jams packed into a thirty-three-minute album, Royal Burnout was recorded produced, recorded, and mastered by Dustin Chapin at The Launch Complex, New Castle, Colorado, with photography by Marin Forcella and design by the band’s Dustin Chapin and Cody Isaman.

Royal Burnout will see release on CD and digital platforms through Black Bow Records on Friday, May 4th. STONE DEAF is booking shows in support of the album, with a short run through the Southwest being organized for mid-Summer. Stand by for audio samples, preorder info, tour dates, and more in the weeks ahead.

STONE DEAF Live:
5/11/2018 Mesa Theater – Grand Junction, CO
6/29/2018 5 Star Bar – Los Angeles, CA
7/01/2018 Yucca Tap Room – Tempe, AZ

Royal Burnout Track Listing:
1. Spitshine
2. Room #240
3. Buzzards
4. Monochrome
5. Boozy Spool
6. Deathwish 62
7. That Lefty Request
8. Royal Burnout

STONE DEAF:
Cody Isaman – bass, vocals
Scott Anderson – guitars, keys
Jarron French – drums
Dustin Chapin – guitar, vocals, keys, drums

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