Khan Sign to Salty Dog Records
Melbourne heavy psych rockers Khan have signed to Salty Dog Records. Neat, right? That’s a cool pickup that puts the Aussie trio alongside Mother Tongues, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and Pseudo Mind Hive, among others, as labelmates. Fine company to keep. What’s not included in the announcement below, however, is exactly what the deal is for.
Khan released their full-length debut, Vale, last year, digitally and on CD. Could well be that Salty Dog has picked it up for a vinyl release — which would be well enough earned by the album’s depth of tone and spacious affect — or it could just be that Salty Dog will stand behind their next outing whenever that happens to manifest itself, presumably from out of the great cosmic ether that produced “Separation” from the first record. Or even better, maybe it’s both.
Both Khan and Salty Dog posted about the pickup on the social medias, as one would expect, but neither mentioned exactly what the collaboration between them will be. Keeping it on the q.t. for now, I guess. Fair enough.
I didn’t catch onto Vale before now, so I’m kind of considering this my excuse to dive into the album, which you’ll find streaming below. I think you can hear pretty quickly why it’d be a good fit for a vinyl release, despite potential runtime issues.
Dig:
KHAN – NEW ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT
Please join us in welcoming Khan to the Salty Dog Records family.
Khan are a Melbourne based heavy psych/prog/rock trio that meld hazy psychedelia and heavy stoner riffs with progressive rhythms and song structures. The songs are lyrically evocative, filled with heavy psychedelic sounds and incredible bass tones which lead you through quite the journey.
Khan says, “We made a new friend!! His name is Salty and he’s a fuckin dog! (Salty Dog Records). We’re super stoked to be a part of the family and to be working with such a legend.”
Stay tuned for further updates.
Khan are:
Josh Bills – Vocals/Guitar
Mitchell Kerr – Bass/Backing vocals
Beau Heffernan – Drums
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