"The closest collaborator to which one could compare the NYC quartet's avant-garde sludge is Melvins. Like those Washington genre melders, Netherlands are overly prolific... Musically, Netherlands run parallel to King Buzzo and co. in that they plum the depths of bassy frequencies, inject them with watery psychedelic notes and lay unconventional vocals atop — in this case the hypnotic falsettos of [frontman Timo] Ellis."
–Exclaim!
Canada's Exclaim! has debuted Netherlands' new video, for the song "Rewild!".
Watch here:
http://exclaim.ca/music/article/netherlands_address_environmental_concerns_on_rewild_video
The song and video carry “a message of urgent environmentalism,” according to Netherlands frontman and video director Timo Ellis, set to the Brooklyn band’s trademark heavy/euphoric sound that has earned comparisons to The Melvins.
The track appears on Netherlands' Hope Porn EP, released earlier this year. The prolific Netherlands put out two releases in 2018 — the Hope Porn EP, followed by the Black Gaia album — and the band was poised to tour North America this month with Mastodon and Dinosaur Jr (sadly cancelled due to a tragedy in the Mastodon camp.)
As showcased on "Rewild!", Netherlands deal in lurching grooves, psychedelic lava-spewing, and sugary hooks that infect the ears. Rabid-ape drums, plate-shifting synthbass, kaleidoscopic guitar, and transcendent vocals (a range from gentle falsetto to soaring howl) converge in a singular psych-prog-sludge-pop sound sharing DNA with The Beach Boys, Earth Wind and Fire, Van Halen, Dio, Torche, and Mutoid Man, as well as the aforementioned Melvins.
Buy Hope Porn and Black Gaia, here:
https://thenetherlands1.bandcamp.com/music
Stand by for news of the band's next actions.
Photo by Nathan West
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