STONE

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  The Music Slut Committee

  Steve

  "I've been an on again off again fan of Baroness for a while. They get compared to Mastodon because they're also from Atlanta and use a similar banjo-picking style with a heavy metal sheen, but they can be a bit dense (and half their albums have trash production). Then Stone came out and it catapulted to one of my favorite albums.

  Variety is king here, from the blistering opening track to the chanting choruses of Magnolia, it just takes me places. So many hair raising moments for me. I love Gina Gleason coming in on the harmony for the last chorus of Last Word (hell, anytime she comes in to harmonize). The acoustic closer Bloom makes me want to cry every time, and I think it puts the perfect cap on an album that feels like it is so much about living in darkness. Baizley's lyrics are often obtuse and more about vibe than inherent meaning, but Bloom somehow makes it all come together for me.

  Playing this album while driving on a misty, cool October evening is something else." - Steve