Filed under: Single/EP Reviews
Release Date: Out now.
Record Label: Unsigned.
Here we go again: One Inch Giant, an unsigned Gothenburg four-piece plays – yes, you’ve guessed it – pummelling stoner-metal.
Typically reckless; the young Swedes wear their influences on their stone-washed sleeves; combining mammoth-fuzz and psychedelic grooves with timely, soulful howls. As debut’s go, there’re plenty of positives, however, there’re also plenty of negatives. For instance: One Inch Giant is in danger of suffering from the same fate as Demon Cleaner and Poland’s Palm Desert: Overindulgence.
Few bands can conjure up a groove as deep and dirty as Kyuss: anything close – and inevitably not as good – will instantly be regarded as shameless worshipping. In fact, let this be a message to all the talented young stoner’s out there: Imitation isn’t always the sincerest form of flattery.
