NOVA DRIVER
Deeper High
Small Stone

 
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Ya know, before I even listened to this, I was thinking about how in this new zero attention span culture of I-Pod shuffles and one-paragraph news stories, that bands like Nova Driver might be in the soup, ‘cuz who’s gonna stick around for an hour’s worth of loping, druggy space metal epics when there’s hot new celebrity porn and disco/death metal mash-ups to consume? Luckily, Detroit’s way out-est blastronauts are one small step ahead of me, as smackdab between Atomic Bitchwax-y stonermetal speed trials like “Roll You” and Magnet-ized Planet Caravan homages like “Dark Aftermath”, there’s a certified dope n’ roll hit, full of cowbells, bouncy, Fu Manchewy riffs, a tasty 70’s porn solo, and a meaty, smoke-along chorus called “Turn to Stone”. It’s massive, baby, and as Mrs. Sleazegrinder so aptly put it, “Finally, stoner rock you can dance to!” That’s all we ever asked for, really.

The rest of the rekkid is good, too, bombastic and groove-y and fuzzy as hell, but “Turn to Stone” will be the one you remember. See ya in orbit. ________________________________________________________

-Sleazegrinder