High Leaf Post “Green Rider” Video; Vision Quest Coming May 5
The video below for the track ‘Green Rider,’ which opens the forthcoming Vision Quest full-length debut from Philadelphia’s High Leaf — also stylized all-caps: HIGH LEAF — is the first studio recording the band have made public. For any act, let alone one who’ve put in the effort of social media push that High Leaf have, spreading the word even before there was much word to spread, that’s a huge moment in the existence of a project.
And as an initial single, “Green Rider” represents Vision Quest well, its unabashed stoner rock ideology tempered with a bit of sludgy edge and a new-school weedianism based around classic, steady-rolling riffery. You would not accuse it of trying to break down genre barriers so much as to find a place within them to dwell and evolve, which for a self-releasing band starting out — even if it’s not the first outfit for one or any of the players involved — is an encouraging beginning point. One of the aspects that’s been most impressive about High Leaf embarking on this release is how enthusiastically they’ve been in diving into the heavy rock underground, and frankly, it’s nice to (finally) have a song to demonstrate what they’re bringing to it.
Live dates (previously posted but still relevant) are included below, along with various links to the single and their announcement of the clip, which melds together psych visuals with public domain-style clips. Pretty sure I saw some of Reefer Madness in there, which is a fit.
Have at it:
HIGH LEAF – Green Rider
No more teasing! It’s here! We proudly present our first single “Green Rider” off our debut album “Vision Quest”!
Vision Quest will be available on all digital platforms and Bandcamp May 5th!
You can listen to the song on spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3yq80kGTDh5Qn5DjIiBqmr
Tour dates and other information here: https://linktr.ee/highleafband
Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think in the comments!
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/highleaf/vision-quest
HIGH LEAF live:
04/21/2023 @ The Depot- Baltimore with Indus Valley Kings
04/29/2023 @ The Long Island Sludge, Doom and Metal Fest
04/30/2023 @ The Union Firehouse- Mt. Holly, NJ with Sleep Signals, Silvertung, Sick Century
05/05/2023 @ The Gem- Spring City, PA
06/03/2023 @ Silk City, Philadelphia, PA. (ALBUM RELEASE SHOW) w/ Ritual Earth & Thunderbird Divine
06/22/2023 @ The Maryland Doom Fest- Fredrick, Maryland
HIGH LEAF on ‘Vision Quest’:
Patrick Fiore – Lead Guitar
Corey Presner – Vocals/Guitar
Marc Lampasona – Drums
Matt Rib – Bass
HIGH LEAF is:
Patrick Fiore- Lead Guitar
Corey Presner- Vocals/Guitar
Brian Schmidt- Bass
Dean Welsh- Drums
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https://www.instagram.com/highleafband/
https://highleaf.bandcamp.com/
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