Alabaster Suns is the new band from Nathan Perrier and Kevin Williams, the two guitarists formerly of the rather kick ass (and sadly now defunct) Capricorns.
I posted their former band's last album here and said how much I enjoyed their laid back, stonerific brand of sludgey metal. Alabaster Suns continue in a very similar vein but now with the added bonus of vocals thrown into the mix. This makes them feel like a more 'conventional' sludge band, with a little less of the atmospheric turns of their previous outfit.
However, this means the songs are often more direct, driven and rocking. I'm still a little undecided whether I like the new sound as much as I did Capricorns, but that's probably a little unfair of me. Based on their own merits, Alabaster Suns kick ass; in the shadow of the work that has come before, it's a little disappointing in it's straight forward-ness.
Anywho, here's their only release, an EP or full length release depending on which report you read, but either way it's 5 tracks are definitely worth more than one or two spins.
Pass the rolling papers...
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