In anticipation of their debut album “Where the Wisest Fear to Tread” dropping July 10th, Slow Goat have just released live in the studio sessions of their lead singles “Love Like Water” and “Under the Glass.” Recorded at Portland’s Courier Studio, the recordings catch Slow Goat live and raw, as they’re meant to be heard.
Gamy riffs cut from the flank of the Pacific Northwest. Portland, Oregon’s Slow Goat peddles in the heavy and the Psychedelic, with fuzzed-out jams thick enough to chew on, all anchored by clear and commanding vocals that drift between ethereal and feral.
Watch the official video for “Love Like Water” via the YouTube player below:
Watch the live session video for “Under the Glass” recorded at Zach’s Basement via the YouTube player below:
On single “Under the Glass“:
Rosie Peterson (lyricist & vocalist): “Under the Glass is a play on the parable of throwing stones from a glass house. They judge and lash out because of their own envy and insecurities. Like the light through a magnifying glass, when the protagonist is examined through that same lens of judgment, and the light shines in on them through that house of glass, they burn like an ant that is victim to a child with a magnifying glass under the sun.“
In the band’s own words:
“Debut album Where the Wisest Fear to Tread took shape over nearly four years, growing with us as we pushed and refined the ideas behind it. The music is close to our hearts, and we’re excited to share it with listeners.
There are no heroes or triumphant victories in these songs. Yet there is persistence in the face of inevitability, endurance throughfutility, and an embrace of that which evokes suffering. Where the Wisest Fear to Tread explores darkness and realms beyond, from the terror within waking nightmare, to the stark reality reflected back in the mirror. The album title itself, a line from the track “Fell Ritual,” serves equally as a warning and invitation to bear anguish. And while many of the album’s themes draw on personal experience and a compulsion to look inward, we encourage the listener to derive their own meaning, or simply none at all. The record does not offer resolution so much as it documents the act of pressing forward despite it.
Sonically, we wanted the album to have real weight and gravity without sacrificing the raw edge of our live experience. One of our main songwriting philosophies is to approach the music live-first; It needs to feel full and complete on stage as one vocalist, guitarist, bassist, and drummer. To that end, we didn’t rely heavily on studio magic to make the music something it’s not, rather, we used things like overdubs or effects to embellish on an already-strong core. Anecdotally, at least one of the long guitar solos on the record came from an early scratch take during the first session.“
“Where the Wisest Fear to Tread” drops July 10th.
Pre-Order “Where the Wisest Fear to Tread” on Bandcamp: https://slowgoat.bandcamp.com/album/where-the-wisest-fear-to-tread
Tracklist:
01. Downward (0:57)
02. Fallen Child (4:23)
03. Visions / Fell Ritual (10:52)
04. Love Like Water (4:21)
05. Dark Procession (7:42)
06. Wilting (6:40)
07. Sisyphus (4:43)
08. Under the Glass (6:38)