2014-02-28
Grand
Rapids based psychs/illuminados band, Haunted Leather, began making music as a
three-piece in late 2010. Three
friends joined the group, and the now six-piece band has a full sound. Their
first 7-track record, Red Road, was
released in October 2012, and less than a year later they released more music.
Though it is only 5-tracks, Haunted Leather's In Her Golden Room EP is a sprawling, dusty landscape of reverb and
electric guitar solos that stretches for 28 minutes. In Her Golden Room EP
opens with "Come and Join Us." Harsh reverb, heavy drums, and solos continually
drown out Jordan's vocals. The focus on creating a soundscape, rather than
making it easy for the listener to distinguish between lyric and
instrumentation, sets the tone for the entire EP. Haunted Leather transports
their listeners to a drug induced, lilting world. The final track, "In Her Golden Room" cycles the listener
from a place of calm to a place of great turmoil, then back again.
Richard Martin
SARAH BORGES AND THE BROKEN SINGLES
The Stars Are Out
PATTI SMITH
OUTSIDE SOCIETY
SPEECH
The Vagabond
MENAHAN STREET BAND
Make the Road by Walking
Mason Jennings
In The Ever
ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI
Now + 4EVA
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