Baroness "Purple"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal, Sludge
Label: Abraxan Hymns
Format: digital, CD, vinyl
Release date: December 18, 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Morningstar (4:16)
2. Shock Me (4:17)
3. Try To Disappear (4:52)
4. Kerosene (5:10)
5. Fugue (2:34)
6. Chlorine & Wine (6:49)
7. The Iron Bell (4:24)
8. Desperation Burns (4:14)
9. If I Have To Wake Up (Would You Stop The Rain) (5:41)
10. Crossroads Of Infinity (0:16)

Total Time 42:37

Line-up: 
John Baizley - rhythm guitar, lead vocals
Peter Adams - lead guitar, vocals
Nick Jost - bass, keyboards
Sebastian Thomson - drums, percussion

Description/Reviews: 

Overall, however, this album can be fittingly described as a potent consolidation of the distinctive sounds that Baroness, sometimes exclusively, explored on both sides of their 2012 double disc, condensed to their most immediate forms.  'Chlorine & Wine', arguably the strongest track on the anthemic Purple, is a rousing rock song that naturally ebbs and flows between affecting, almost lullaby laments and Queen-esque grandstanding. Its concise and creative songwriting is indicative of Baroness's evolution to date, and Baizley's determined vocals backed by heartening gang chants makes for another passionate highpoint on an album with very few faults.

 Read the full review by Dean Brown at thequietus.com

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp
Morningstar  
Chlorine & Wine

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