Tidal Wave Sign to Ripple Music; The Lord Knows Coming Jan. 20
In the first single from Tidal Wave‘s second long-player, The Lord Knows — or doesn’t, if you look at the album art below — you can almost hear a pendulum swinging as a new generation of acts goes to ground in terms of digging into the roots of modern heavy rock in terms of tone and structure, the progressivism of the mid-’10s evaporating to some degree as the impulse toward retroism turns toward aughts-era heavy instead, now 20 years gone. That’s convenient narrative as a generalization, I’ll readily admit, but there’s evidence to support that movement, especially in Scandinavia, and one can see something similar unfolding across an international push toward “true metal,” meaning older-school, though that’s pretty far from where we’re at stylistically here. “End of the Line,” the single streaming at the bottom of this post, is a rock song and heralds a rock album. Hell, I’m down for a revival.
I didn’t catch Tidal Wave‘s 2019 debut Blueberry Muffin, but, uh, it sounds delicious? I’ll get there. In the meantime, their upcoming long-player will see issue early next year with the significant endorsement of Ripple Music, as the PR wire confirms here:
TIDAL WAVE sign to Ripple Music for new album release; first single “End Of The Line” available now!
Swedish stoner and fuzz rock newcomers TIDAL WAVE join the Ripple Music roster for the release of their sophomore album “The Lord Knows”, to be issued on January 20th. Listen to a first track with the first single “End Of The Line” now!
Listen to debut single “End Of The Line” at this location: https://lnk.to/endoftheline
The Sundsvall-based stoner rock merchants are about to hit all households strong with a deluge of raucous fuzzy anthems, as they just signed to Californian powerhouse Ripple Music for the release of their anticipated sophomore album “The Lord Knows”! As they left their stamp on the Swedish stoner rock scene with their 2019 debut album “Blueberry Muffin”, the talented four-piece returns with an impressive and memorable collection of songs that aims to fill each air particle with fire, fuzz and power. From the rip-roaring and cathartic force of “Robbero Bobbero” to the stadium-worthy hooks of “Purple Bird”, TIDAL WAVE delivers the ultimate blend of in-your-face stoner rock and classic heavy bravura with epic solos for ages, and mind-blowing vocals from frontman Alexander ‘Sunkan’ Sundqvist.
“The Lord Knows” will be issued in various vinyl editions, CD digipack and digital on January 20th, 2023, with preorders available now through Ripple Music.
TIDAL WAVE “The Lord Knows”
Out January 20th on Ripple Music
US preorder – https://ripplemusic.bigcartel.com/products?utf8=%E2%9C%93&search=tidal+wave
European preorder – https://en.spkr.media/en/Artists/Tidal-Wave/Tidal-Wave-The-Lord-Knows.html
Bandcamp – https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-lord-knows
Tracklisting:
1. Lizard King
2. End of the Line
3. Marijuana Trench
4. Pentagram
5. Robbero Bobbero
6. By Order of the King
7. Purple Bird
8. Thorsakir
Tidal Wave is a Swedish heavy rock band that revels in the power of the riff. They’ve been crafting music together since 2019, drawing from a fertile wellspring of influences including classic bands like Black Sabbath, Nirvana, and Audioslave. Their raucous and finely crafted brand of stoner rock has garnered hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams and now a deal with Ripple Music promises to push them to the next level. The band is gearing up for the follow-up to their 2019 debut album “Blueberry Muffin”, to be issued in early 2023.
TIDAL WAVE is:
Alexander ‘Sunkan’ Sundqvist – Vocals
Jesper ‘Jerpo’ Sjödin – Guitar
Adam ‘Aden’ Nordin – Bass
Rasmus ‘Raz’ Sundberg – Drums
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