If you were to ask me how long it’d been since Visalia, California’s Slow Season released their most recent full-length, Westing (review here), I sure as shit would not say five years. Three, maybe? Four at the outside? However, there’s no arguing with math, and by the time they’ve got their next offering out through RidingEasy Records, that five years may well be six.

They’ll also have a new name, as they’ve apparently decided to take Westing as their moniker — not sure why, but I’d love to know — and are furthering their “fresh start” feel by bringing in guitarist Ben McLeod on lead.

Now. If your eyebrows shot up at the mention of that name, I checked, and yes, it’s Ben McLeod, also of All Them Witches. Uncertain if he’s relocated to the West Coast or is working remotely with Westing or what, but again, that’s another thing I’d love to know. One way or the other, as regards six-stringers in the sphere of modern heavy, that is the proverbial “good get,” and one looks forward to finding out more about how his joining Westing came about, presumably at some point after or concurrent to the new album’s release next year. Fascinating times we live in.

For a refresher on Westing, the album, you’ll find the Bandcamp stream at the bottom of the post. The band’s announcement of current and upcoming doings came from social media:

IIIIT LLLLIVES!!!

Hey! It’s been a minute.

First off, please welcome our new lead guitar player, Ben McLeod.

Second, we are changing the band name to Westing.

Third, there’s a new record that will be coming out in 2022.

It’s been over two years since we’ve played for y’all and it is time to change that with a set of brand-new material at the following:

November 5th – Booze Brothers (Vista, CA)
November 6th – Permanent Records Roadhouse (LA, CA)

Stoked? Let us know!

Westing (formerly Slow Season)

https://www.facebook.com/slowseasonmusic/
http://instagram.com/slowseasonmusic
http://slowseasonmusic.com/
http://www.ridingeasyrecords.com/

Slow Season, Westing (2016)

Tags: California, RidingEasy Records, Slow Season, Slow Season Westing, Visalia, Westing

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