Posts Tagged ‘Leah Wellbaum’

Slothrust exemplify how colorful, fun and insightful rock music can be over the course of one song. Need proof? Check out their new jam, “Like a Child Hiding Behind Your Tombstone.” The song starts with a great misdirect — singer Leah Wellbaum reflecting over a lilting little acoustic piece — and then drops the elbow. It’s an anthemic kind of thing: easy to roll with for a while, but just as the song revs up, it swiftly changes back to the melody. The twists never feel wrong or out of place; “Like a Child” goes with the flow of what feels right at the time, offering both undeniable rockiness and strange metaphor. The best kind of weird.

Check out “Like a Child Hiding Behind Your Tombstone” below, and pre-order their upcoming full-length record Everyone Else on Dangerbird Records

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“It’s Wellbaum’s husky vocals, in which she effectively sounds completely disenchanted between curses, it’s the heavy and raw chorus, and it’s the brooding—oh, the brooding. [Crockpot’’s] just flat-out addictive, and soon to be released on a great album. “Both fuzzy and funny, with huge riffs that leave plenty of room in their wakes for Wellbaum’s one-liners. “Wellbaum and the crew craft playful, tightly instrumented visions of psychic dysfunction, inflatable lovers, worm regurgitation, cat appreciation and Satan.

“Lead singer Leah Wellbaum has a made-for-mosh-pit-shout-along voice, and the lyrics provide nonstop ins for the socially awkward and alienated to commiserate… A perfect reminder of the power grunge music has to reach common ground glossier genres wouldn’t be caught dead in. “Slings pleasingly distorted guitars accompanied by thoughtful lyrics.

“Slothrust’s sound is intricate and woven into careful patterns like grandma’s favorite quilt. Leah’s aggressive and slightly Nico monotone vocals coupled with melodic guitar parts and funky bass lines offer a dazzling balance of rock and blues. Slothrust displays technical precision, dryly humorous lyrics, and “rock the plaid off your shirt” thrust power. Leah Wellbaum, the guitarist, lead singer, and songwriter of Slothrust, presents a confident tone of “I will stare into your soul with a careless brutality and explain what’s going on with me.

“The songs are reminiscent of early Nirvana, with the vibe enhanced by the lo-fi production wrapper. Female front person Leah Wellbaum provides the edge with her heavy guitar lines and her stark vocals. Slothrust pay their dues to punk and hardcore, while keeping a decidedly blues influenced grunge core to their music.

SLOTHRUST – ” Crockpot “

Posted: November 15, 2014 in MUSIC
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An debut album released way back in January 2014 this year “Of Course You Do” from the band SLOTHRUST on Ba-Da-Bing Records with songs written by Leah Wellbaum move around like slow moving giants building their sound

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Slothrust, blend hazy reverb and thrashy perfection to crafted perfection. Lead singer Leah Wellbaum has a big, bell-like quality to her voice, played against deceptively intricate guitar work with a driving rhythm section.