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Brass Hearse Post Debut Single “Living for the Grave”

Posted in Whathaveyou on October 24th, 2017 by JJ Koczan

I made no secret of being a fan of Boston-based experimentalist garage doomers and occasional psychedelic rockers Ice Dragon, whose prolific run between 2011 and 2015 produced no fewer than nine full-lengths in addition to numerous other singles, splits and short releases, and who, despite issuing an EP in 2016 called Broken Life (review here) and a single at the start of this year in “Into the Wasteland (Of Self),” seem to have dialed way back on output generally speaking.

Their members, particularly vocalist Ron Rochondo, have gone on to start numerous other experimental projects in vibes ranging from psych-lounge to freak folk, and with the new four-piece Brass Hearse, Rochondo unites with members of Wolfmen of MarsL. Liberty, J. Clapp and N. Merryweather — to unveil the first single “Living for the Grave” with a blown-out take on classic grunge that, if you can make it past the initial bluster, reveals a synth-laden hook that’s at once metallic and expansive. The verse reminds of Snail, which may or may not be sonic coincidence, but one can hear shades of Sabbath and more progressive fare in the guitar work as well, particularly in the clarity of the solo in the song’s second half before the final chorus.

Most of all, “Living for the Grave” makes me look forward to and hope that Brass Hearse will have more material to come soon. One would never dare to predict anything even vaguely Ice Dragon-related as this outfit is — that’s not to downplay the contributions of the three members from Wolfmen of Mars in any way, I’m just trying to measure X-factors — but yeah, hopefully this first single is just the beginning of a new exploration and it gets a follow-up of some form or other in short order.

You can hear the track at the bottom of this post. Artwork, links and preliminary info follow:

brass hearse living for the grave

Our first song… LIVING FOR THE GRAVE

Artwork by the incredible DoryWhynot

BRASS HEARSE
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R Rochondo
L Liberty
J Clapp
N Merryweather

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Brass Hearse, “Living for the Grave”

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