HEAVY
GROOVE Droning riffs,
loudness, distortion. Shellfin takes stoner-rock qualities and adds a groove to
match. Starting in 2008 with guitarist Josh Bliesner and James Geekie, they
were soon joined by bassist Mary Jane and gave vocals to a guy who was always
at the gigs. By 2009 the emerging Shellfin
released their first EP, Stay for Tea,
which sold out. Wearing the influences
of stoner-rock kings Kyuss proudly on their shoulders, Shellfin grew an
international fan base without even stepping out of Brisbane. By the end of
2010, Shellfin had released their album, Secondhand Family.
Despite having only 8 tracks, the album spews out sweet riffs
and organised droning for over an hour. Ample
time for them to convince you they are awesome.
Some tracks boast their fine grooves, such as in Hedgehog, and some songs prove their stamina, such as the 27 minute
epic The Intervening Time. Maybe
those neverending tracks are just to challenge your patience- trying to read a
tab for it would be brutal. The great thing about these sort of albums is the
tubular tones of the guitars, and the fact that they set music is for walking through the desert, or
conquering Everest. Its epic music; no verse chorus conventions, just an epic
groove through and through.
Listen to: The
Extent of It, Hedgehog, In the Head
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