It doesn’t feel like that long since the last time The Golden Grass had an album out until you remember that 2018 was five years ago. That record, Absolutely (review here), seemed to push its more progressive impulses against the band’s established modus of classic heavy rock, sometimes-boogie, sometimes-jammy songwriting. They issued their 100 Arrows EP (review here) in 2019 to take on tour in Europe, but the upcoming Life is Much Stranger is their first offering since then, and can anyone think of anything major that’s happened over the course of those years since? Hmm?

Yeah, you don’t have to go far to find at least an interpretation (if not the interpretation) for the title of The Golden Grass‘ fourth full-length, and while they emerge from the figurative plague-bunker like so many others, take a look around and assess the state of the world around them, the seven songs on Life is Much Stranger sound accordingly like a reset. I’ll spare you the review (for now), but in addition to the album announcement below, you’ll find the premiere of “Howlin’,” which is the opener and longest track (immediate points), on the player below, marrying together upbeat shuffle with bluesier lyrics. Recommend you dig into that and enjoy with the promise of more to come.

Life is Much Stranger is out April 7, 2023, as The Golden Grass‘ first release through Heavy Psych Sounds. Preorder link and more follows, courtesy of the PR wire:

The Golden Grass, “Howlin'” track premiere

New album “Life Is Much Stranger” out April 7th on Heavy Psych Sounds – PREORDER: https://www.heavypsychsounds.com/

Band quote: “The Golden Grass is thrilled to be an official part of the HPS family one of the best contemporary true underground heavy rock/psych labels! In 2012 while on tour with my old band La Otracina I was high on LSD and I wandered upon a late-night psychedelic Dunajam freakout on the beach in Sardinia Italy and immediately began drumming with them. After the music stopped is when I first met HPS label-head Gabriele who was playing bass in this impromptu supergroup. Since then we have stayed great friends and it has been a pleasure to watch his label grow exponentially and for HPS to become our natural new home! We look forward to growing with HPS and keeping shit weird heavy and boogie-ing into the wild unknowns!” – Adam/The Golden Grass

Band bio:
Hard and heavy swinging progressive boogie rock…that’s THE GOLDEN GRASS! This NYC power trio embodies the glory of harmony filled catchy and tough rock n roll of the 60s/70s! But these boys are no revisionists! They are post-modern collagists connecting the dots between heavy glam rock boogie jazzy psychedelia stompin’ proto-metal bluesy prog rock and southern hard rock! They weave a NEW and NOW sonic tapestry a linear and logical aural narrative that pushes beyond and delivers a show stopping feel-good golden sound that is NEEDED in these dark times! Formed in 2013 the band has released an impressive discography on esteemed underground labels such as Svart Records Electric Assault Records Listenable Records and Who Can You Trust? Records. In 2023 they will release their 4th studio LP on Heavy Psych Sounds Records !!

THE GOLDEN GRASS is:
Adam Kriney – drums/lead vocals
Michael Rafalowich – electric guitar/lead vocals
Frank Caira – electric bass guitar/backing vocals

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The Golden Grass, 100 Arrows EP (2019)

The Golden Grass, Absolutely (2018)

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