“Tethers” will be the first single from Terra Black since the Gothenburg semi-gazing doom nodders made their full-length debut with 2023’s All Descend (review here), and as that record cast an immediate sense of identity, finding a niche in heavy spacious and grand in its unfolding without being overly derivative in going about it, the song is one to look forward to. I don’t know whether it’s a holdover from the album sessions or a foreshadow of things to come — i.e., a precursor to an album — but it’s their first offering through Bonebag Records, the label headed by members of Cavern Deep, to which the band signed back in March.

Concurrent to the new track is a physical reissue for All Descend — CD and tape, which I love in a kind of contrarian way to the ridiculous production involved in pressing vinyl as I understand it — and if you didn’t hear the record, please accept this gentle encouragement to explore its spaces for at least a while on the player below. I know nobody actually needs something else to spend money on, but, well, maybe you do and you just don’t know it yet. In any case, I wanted to note for myself the new song coming down the line and I sure don’t mind having put All Descend on while writing here. I guess in the end it’s an act of self-interest.

From Bonebag via social media:

Terra Black will release their new one-off single “Tethers” on the 28th of June through Bonebag Records. It will also coincide with the physical re-release of their latest album, “All Descend,” on CD and cassette. More on this later…

Details about the physical release of Terra Black’s All Descend (including pre-order) will be confirmed in due course by Bonebag Records but in the meantime, you can stream the album in full now at terrablackband.bandcamp.com.

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Terra Black, All Descend (2023)