Acid Row Post “No Church on Sunday” Video; Afterglow Out Next Week
Posted in Bootleg Theater on February 15th, 2022 by JJ Koczan
Prague-based rockers Acid Row are set to issue their second full-length, Afterglow, digitally on Feb. 22. Physical versions will follow next month. One might recall the group’s recent collaboration with Berlin’s Samavayo, and it’s a similar kind of garage-doom malevolence they bring to the 10-minute clip for “No Church on Sunday,” which is the second single to be unveiled from the album.
It is a rawer sound, more reminiscent of early Uncle Acid than later, and the vocals effectively follow the churning riff with a cultish tale worthy of the classic horror accompaniment. In terms of overall aesthetic, Acid Row come across as playing to a style that wouldn’t feel out of place coming from several of the acts on the roster of Heavy Psych Sounds, but one can hear in “No Church on Sunday” as well the efforts being made to put their own spin on the tropes of genre.
There’s plenty to dig into here, but I don’t know how much “No Church on Sunday” speaks to Afterglow on the whole, having not heard the full LP yet. Still, the four-piece (trio above; don’t ask, I don’t know) give a fervent showing in the extended cut, demonstrating not just an awareness of style and self in songwriting, but the ability to hone an atmosphere in the studio setting while maintaining an energetic performance. You would not call it groundbreaking, but you might call it groovy, then drop acid, break into somebody’s house, and more their furniture all around while they’re not home.
Also, am I the only one for whom “No Church on Sunday,” just the title, is a reminder of King Diamond‘s “No Presents for Christmas?” I can’t be. Someone out there has to be with me on this.
I digress. Video is below, followed by more on the album and the credits.
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Acid Row, “No Church on Sunday” official video
The upcoming album Afterglow is going to be released digitally on 22.2.2022 at 11:11 (CET). The album release party will take place on 11th March at Kasárna Karlín Prague. On the same day, the album will be released also physically on vinyls and CDs.
Stoner-rock band Acid Row from Prague draws the attention again with a second single from an upcoming album Afterglow called No Church on Sunday. Eleven minutes long mantric piece is in words of the musicians the “second rider of the apocalypse” from the promised second studio album. The main basis of the music video is the footage from a movie Vampyr from 1932 directed by Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer.
RECORDING, MIXING: Venca Zlo (Rail Way Production)
MASTERING: Amak Golden (Golden Hive Studio)
Film Footage Used from Vampyr (1932) by C. T. Dreyer
Music and Video Inspired by Artwork of Divá Bára
CO-STARRING: Acid Row, Divá Bára
LYRICS: Alex Fonar
EDITING: Alex Fonar, Doomin Kles
ANIMATIONS: Doomin Kles
LIQUID PROJECTIONS: Weird Visuals
CAMERA: Marek Soukup
ACID ROW:
GUITAR, VOCALS, LYRICS: Alexej Fonar
GUITAR: Dominik “Doomin Kles” Klesa
DRUMS: Venca Zlo
BASS: David Hlůžek
