Been waiting a while on this one. Like two years. And now that the moment’s here, I’m not sure what to say about Supersonic Blues‘ debut album, It’s Heavy, other than the fact that it’s out Jan. 10 and up for preorder now. I guess that’s an okay start.

I’ve been fortunate enough to see the Den Haag trio twice at Roadburn Festival in the Netherlands — first in 2018 (review here) and then again in 2019 (review here) — and the album brings out the most vintage-sounding sides of what they do. The fuzz-overload on “They See Me Comin'” alone sounds like a blown-out gauntlet being thrown down to anyone who’d groove ’70s style in its presence, and the scorch of the Lincoln Street Exit cover “Phantom Child” comes across like an aged tape unearthed from decades-past obscurity. Supersonic Blues are admirably set in their mission and the head space they put you in while listening to It’s Heavy is a standout even among acts of a nostalgic frame of mind.

Note the linkage here to the Hague’s Motorwolf scene here and mastering by Guy Tavares — late of Orange Sunshine, currently in Mercury Boys with Supersonic Blues‘ own Timothy Aarbodem — as you can for sure hear that link in the band’s output, if in next-generation fashion.

I want to go on about it, but I’ve got a review/premiere planned for next week (yeah, even aside from the Quarterly Review), so sit tight for that.

Meantime:

SUPERSONIC BLUES – It’s Heavy LP

** OUT JANUARY 10TH 2022 on Who Can You Trust? Records **

Three buddies laying down that heavy, fuzzed-out, psyched-up, blues-based rock n’ soul. No strangers to The Hague’s gritty underground scene, Supersonic Blues have an unhealthy obsession with diggin’ out that one obscure 60s/70s rarity. Still, these guys sure enjoy a 21st-century dystopian boogie! For fans of Taste, Grand Funk, Sabbath and the Hendrix Experience.

“It’s Heavy” was completed over the course of 2019 and delivers 7 solid tunes, heavily road-tested in their home country and abroad including 2018’s Roadburn Festival to which the band was invited to play not one but two shows! Recorded by Laurens ten Berge at The Womb Studio and mastered at Motorwolf by Guy Tavares. Artwork by Ruud Aarbodem and Maarten Donders.

Released in an edition of 300 copies on black vinyl.
The first 50 copies include a handnumbered print with art by Maarten Donders.

PRE-ORDER HERE:
https://whocanyoutrustrec.bigcartel.com/product/supersonic-blues-it-s-heavy-lp

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Supersonic Blues, Freaks (Gotta Be Free) b/w Wicked Man (2018)

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