Dead Meadow
Feathers

Release Date: 2005 | Tracklist

Dead Meadows are the last of their kind, playing very authentic 70’s style psychedelic rock n’ roll. They mix this sound with 90’s shoegaze, similar to that of My Bloody Valentine but with way better production. Every note comes through perfectly; so well that the album is like a living and breathing entity; an entire universe where guitar notes drift off into space for endless shimmering eons. Their music will really chill you out with heavy reverb and effect laden jam outs. The guitar tone and effects on ‘Feathers’ are perfect. The overdrives are thick, the clean tones are buttery, and the delays/reverb effects are gorgeously lush. Jason Simon croons softly holding his notes like a soft blanket over the spacey instrumentation. Most of the songs start softly then build into a mountain of sound that never wants to stop climbing; getting heavier and louder as they progress. The singing usually drifts off towards the end of songs where Jason begins to jam out on soaring effect drenched solos. The melodies are very melancholy and bluesy; Often drifting back and forth between A major and E minor chords. The bass guitar is very prominent on this album, playing heavy low-end notes with almost no treble. The tempo is never fast; it’s always a groovy 4/4 jam out. They find a cool melody and jam it out for days, getting more and more spaced out with each passing second. There isn’t a bad song on this album and while it tends to have a central theme, it never gets boring. The two acoustic tracks ‘Such Hawks Such Hounds’ and ‘Stacy’s Song’ give the listener a needed break from the ordinary ‘bong smoking, introspective jam session’s.’ I’ve been listening to this record for 3 years and it still never gets old too me. Track like ‘Get Up On Down’, ‘Let It All Pass’ and ‘Heaven’ are too good to ever get old. The songs get so epic and beautiful it’s hard not too fall in love with. Everything leads up too the sludgy and monolithic ‘Untitled’ which grows and builds for over 13 minutes; it is the longest track on the album. Feathers’ definitely has some charm and wonderful grace to it because while it is rather melancholy, it is very uplifting and makes you feel alive. It can accommodate the deepest of emotions, which can then be contemplated and expressed under deep waves of inebriated introspection. Wait for a warm night where the sky and moon are alive, working in perfect harmony to create an ever-changing work of art. Then go off for a walk out into the darkness while listening this. Then find a spot to lay and enjoy the lovely canvas of lunar perfection while drifting out to the tune of Dead Meadow.

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4 excellent

Rank: #164 for 2005