Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Blackwater Holylight have got something different about them, there are the traditional heavy music connotations thrown in with elements of folk, psychedelic and prog music. Songs such as Willow and Wave of Conscience are jazzy, epic and groovy all at the same time, not since early Sabbath has a band managed to achieve something this rocking at the same time. The vocals are chilling and would go down well at Winterland circa 1967. Babies is just as chilling, moving through the haunting vibrations of guitars, drones and psychedelic music that would make Hawkwind proud. Paranoia is an apt name for this song, with the shifting melodies the chaotic grooves and the haunting vocals.
Sunrise begins with the back and forth of the guitars building up as the drums kick in, the vocals take on the nursery rhythm, before kicking into gear. A blinder of a song. Slow Hole is truly psychedelic music, with elements of Floyd, Wishborne Ash and other greats thrown in over the haunting guitars and vocal lines. Carry Her is a mix of pop and straight up fudge, an interesting mixing. Jizz Witch with its brilliant name is a haunting, epic and heavy closer, throwing together, the haunting vocals of yore, the creeping riffs of Sabbath and the heaviness of Bluee Cheer.
This album is an interesting blend of new and old, and carries weight, expect great things from Blackwater Holylight, and be sure to get their album when it is released on 6th April via Riding Easy Records.