As if some bleary-eyed, cosmic stoner wish came true, the Kush Gods have bestowed upon the universe, on this 20th of April 2018, the best possible scenario any stoner/doom fuzz fan could ever hope for: Sleep have dropped a new album into your pipe.
Commence smoking it.
We’ve heard hints, rumors, and allegations for years now that the stoner/doom metal Godfathers were working on new music. Though they broke up nearly 20 years ago it was never because the guys didn’t get along. It was more out frustration for the clusterfuck that was the several failed attempts at releasing Dopesmoker in its single hour-long form. But in 2009, after Pike had found great success with High on Fire and Al Cisneros and Chris Hakius found equal success with Om, the band reformed with Jason Roeder on drums and intermittently played shows and got together to work on new, dank riffs and vibes. In 2014 they released the single “The Clarity”, which showed Sleep still at the top of their form.
Now, as if some higher power were listening in on a joke between two stoned metal fans,(“Could you imagine man, if like, Sleep released a new record on 4/20??” “Oh shit, man. That would be kick ass!”) today a new Sleep album has indeed dropped from the indica-colored skies. The Sciences is the first new Sleep record in almost 20 years(Dopesmoker was released in 1999.) The record is out via Jack White’s Third Man Records and is accessible on all streaming platforms and should be at your local brick and mortar today(just keep that shit on the down low when you nonchalantly ask if they have a copy for you behind the counter, you dig?)
How does it sound, you wonder? It sounds like Sleep, so it sounds great! I’ll post a review soon. For now, I’m just going to sit in the haze for a bit longer while the coffee is kicking in.
All hail Iommi.
An awesome surprise and an exciting way to release an album. Well done those guys, I’ll be looking for it today.
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It’s a keeper!
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Been hearing great things about this album, and the cover art is bonkers.
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What I listened to at 5am was incredible.
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Really, really excited by this. Got it lined up on the Apple Music and gonna try get myself a copy of the LP whenever that lands. How very awesome!
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Oh man this is great news! It sounds incredible!
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I tried to grab a listen when I was in the office, but I had too many distractions. I’ll line it up for laters, though…
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Enjoy!
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So so damn good.
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Yas!!! Spinning it now!
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OMG how did I miss this? Straight to the top of my To Get list!
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It’s a must have.
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Agreed! Sleep is awesome.
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I had absolutely no idea! It’ll have to wait a week until payday though.
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It’s pretty incredible.
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I’m sure it is. I really liked the 12” they did recently too.
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“The Clarity”? Yeah, they still seem to have that magic. Wish I could’ve seen their show a couple weeks ago.
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Forgive the belated like… I’d blame it on 4/20 aftereffects but I’d be (sadly) fronting coolness to which I can no longer lay claim.
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That’s quite all right. I’m not sure I could ever front coolness of any sort. Happy to have you stop by.
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