Gods of Sometimes Release First Single “In the End”; Debut Album Coming Soon
About two weeks ago I closed out the week with Moab‘s 2018 third album, Trough (discussed here), and got word on social media that that band’s guitarist/vocalist Andrew Giacumakis and Brad Davis, bassist of Fu Manchu, had a new project coming out together. Hello, Gods of Sometimes. There was a snippet on Instagram of “In the End,” which is the song you can hear at the bottom of this post, and not much else to go on, but the Lennon/McCartney vibe in the track — plus a guitar solo from J. Mascis — is palpable in the melody and bouncing rhythm, and as a sucker for, well, really all of it, I’m excited at the prospect of the duo’s impending debut full-length, apparently set to release this summer.
The song speaks for itself with a lush melody and easy roll that reminds of when psych-pop and psych-rock weren’t so necessarily opposed, and I remember very well how excellent a match it was when Giacumakis produced Fu Manchu‘s 2014 album, Gigantoid (review here), which would seem to have set this collaboration in motion. If “In the End” is representative of the record as a whole, it should be just about perfect for release under the summer sun.
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GODS OF SOMETIMES (FU MANCHU/MOAB) Make Their Debut With “In The End” (Feat J. MASCIS)
Southern California alt-indie rock duo GODS OF SOMETIMES has unveiled their first single, “In The End” (featuring J. Mascis of revered rock pioneers DINOSAUR JR.), today. The two-piece, consisting of bassist Brad Davis (FU MANCHU) and guitarist/vocalist Andrew Giacumakis (MOAB), deliver mesmerizing folk tinged space rock on their first outing; a taste of what’s to come from their first album due out this summer.
Commenting on the song, Davis says:
“When the song “In The End” came together we saw it as an opportunity to give a nod to The Beatles. One of our big musical influences. We had the luck of being graced by a guest guitar solo from another big influence. J Mascis did us the favor of lending his talents. His style of reckless melody brought things to a new level. Although it’s called “In The End” we felt it was the best song to put out first!”
About GODS OF SOMETIMES:
Brad Davis (bassist for Fu Manchu) and Andrew Giacumakis (guitarist/vocalist for Moab) met in the studio in the mid-2010’s while working on Fu Manchu’s “Gigantoid” (2014) and “Clone of the Universe” (2018). Andrew served as a recording engineer/producer for the records and the two multi-instrumentalists quickly developed a friendship and discovered a mutual love of mellower music outside the realm of the heavy genres they both worked in. They decided to make an album together.
Brad Davis – drums, bass, (some guitar and vocals)
Andrew Giacumakis – vocals, guitar, mellotron, (some drums and bass)
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