The Vintage Caravan Channel 1970s Psych/Prog Rock Greats on ‘Monuments’ (album premiere)
Monuments sets a new benchmark not just for the Vintage Caravan, but for the entirety of today’s retro rock movement. Hear the full album here before release.
Founded 15 years ago, Icelandic trio the Vintage Caravan percussionist Stefán Ari Stefánsson, lead vocalist/guitarist Óskar Logi Ágústsson, and bassist/backing vocalist Alexander Örn Númason are among the best 1970s rock revivalists around. Indeed, their blend of heavy prog, blues rock, and psychedelic rock has always been immensely poised, invigorating, and authentic, channeling influences such as Deep Purple, Cream, Led Zeppelin, and Rush into a sufficiently idiosyncratic vibe. While all their past albums have been quite enjoyable, there’s little doubt that their upcoming fifth LP,
Welcome to Seven in Seven, where each Thursday in this space we would typically take a look at concerts coming to the region over the next week. With most shows on hold due to the pandemic, hereâs a look at seven of the best albums being released April 16:
Alaskan Tapes â For Us Alone
The moniker Alaskan Tapes represents Toronto-based composer Brady Kendallâs ever-evolving ambient music project. He wrote the nine songs on For Us Alone in three groups of three, and as a result the music flows cohesively from one track to the next. Exactly three songs feature drums, one in each suite, a technique that helps flesh out the groups and connect them to the whole. Everything was written and recorded in Kendallâs home studio space with strings added remotely by Jonathan Dreyfuss in Berlin, who was the only other musician to play on the album. The recording embraces the imperfect nature in which it was made, from ambient blips that add texture and depth to the low
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On the 11 diverse tracks of
Monuments, out April 16, 2021 via Napalm Records, this modern prog/psych trio from Iceland will truly cast a spell on fans of bewitching, guitar-driven classic and blues rock influences.
Guitarist and lead vocalist Óskar Logi Ágústsson shares with us The Vintage Caravan’s main influences and his band’s essential tracks.
THE VINTAGE CARAVAN’S INFLUENCES
Deep Purple: “Speed King”
“I vividly remember hearing this for the first time when I put the album on at my aunt’s place when I was nine-years-old, and I just couldn’t believe that the album started with a trash can ending it blew my mind. That delicate Hammond organ chapter takes you to heaven and then that heavy riff kicks in, and oh my god, I was hooked. Of course, the solo chapters with their jazzy/classical feel just sealed the deal even more.”