End of Age Release Surprise Narcoleptic Hallucinations EP
Comprised of two three-minute bangers and a title-cut that’s longer than both of them put together, Narcoleptic Hallucinations was posted as a guess-what-here’s-this surprise offering from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, heavy rockers End of Age. I’m not sure as to the origin of the tracks — I’m assuming they recorded themselves at Wilderness Exile Recording, but the whos and whens of that are elusive; I asked guitarist/vocalist Ben McGuire for some comment/background — but the band continues to offer depth in a rich and organically-produced blend of classic and modern impulses. To wit, the Mellotron and roll of “Narcoleptic Hallucinations” itself, which arrives after a stretch of soulful melancholy and groove weighted of both emotion and tone in the spirit of Graveyard, but very much an American interpretation of that kind of ideal.
To contrast, “Spring of Nothing” has a dream-jangle to its swing and although “Shoved Through the Window of Consumption” hard-punks its fuzz like some lost Oliveri track circa Songs for the Deaf, it follows suit in remaining very much End of Age‘s own. The particular reason I’m curious as to when the songs were recorded is because in early 2023, End of Age joined Ontario’s Gypsy Chief Goliath on Ripple Music‘s Turned to Stone Ch. 7 (review here), part of the label’s ongoing series of split LPs. If these three come from the same sessions as the five songs that were included there — this leaves out End of Age‘s 2023 standalone single “Don’t Let it Bring You Down,” but it doesn’t have to — that paints something of a full-length picture of who End of Age are as McGuire and company pick up from where prior outfit Black Cowgirl left off.
McGuire got back to inform that the tracks have been sitting around for a year, so probably around the time of “Don’t Let it Bring You Down” or shortly thereafter. Either way, new End of Age is a welcome surprise, and I’m glad that the note that came in spoke as well to the intention to do more. For now, Narcoleptic Hallucinations streams below the minimal announcement and tracklisting that follow here:
Surprise. Check out our 3 song EP below.
“We recorded “Narcoleptic Hallucinations” about a year ago at our studio Wilderness Exile in Lancaster County PA. We kind of forgot about these 3 songs as we have been writing and recording constantly over the last year. We just rediscovered the tracks a few weeks ago and decided to release them as a surprise EP. We were dormant for a very long time and are very excited to keep the productive momentum going now!” – Ben McGuire
Album art: Adam Burke
Tracklisting:
1. Spring Of Nothing 03:53
2. Shoved Through The Window Of Consumption 03:21
3. Narcoleptic Hallucinations 09:20
End of Age live lineup:
Ben McGuire – guitar/vocals
Mark Hanna – drums
Bruce Ewell – bass
Wyatt Kring – guitar
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This band is ridiculously good. The music is intensely cathartic and they crush live. World needs more End of Age music, so this was a very welcomed surprise!