ALBUM REVIEW: STAR BEAST - STAR BEAST (BLACK THRONE PRODUCTIONS)
Toronto, Ontario’s four-piece band Star Beast has arrived with their self titled debut album. This exceptional album takes you into the heart of 60’s psychedelia, layered with 90’s alternative rock influences. The results are a chemical fusion of stoner, psychedelic, and desert rock with its own brand of DNA.
The album kicks off like a welcome mat on a doorstep, with the song “WeeLuvU”. Door wide open, inviting you into a special place that feels like home, with familiar sonic colors we all admire. The best part is that it feels really fun here, and I am going to stick around and check out the rest of this place.
The journey continues with “Full Duration Burn”, “Got My Wish”, and “The Sea” each delivering mesmerizing, mid-tempo grooves. Hypnotizing and blissful are just some of the ways I am enjoying this fun state of mind. Each song flirts with a dreamy quality with bursts of hard hitting alternative rock energy.
This 10 track album never loses focus. From the shimmering “Rainbow Coloured Life” to the closing track “Ghosts”. Their use of acoustic guitars sets things up perfectly. The cleaner atmospheric guitars and keyboards transcends us into the journey deeper, and then smacks you with more attitude time and time again.
As the album winds down, echoes from the golden age of psychedelia and grungy stoner rock guitars linger, with a modern punch. I find myself looking up at the stars, smiling, and imagining myself on a boat on a river of deceit. And I can't wait to take the journey again.