Sun Giant are three people from Seattle,WAScott Paul - Vocals, Guitars, Tanya Paul -
Bass and Ryan Gill – Drums, who like to play their brand of sand blasted
rock hard, dirty and LOUD. If you need proof of this statement then take a
listen to their debut album “Orion” which was released this month.
The album opens its
account with the rip roaring, foot to the floor rocker “Voodoo Eyes” all fuzzed
up guitar and deeply distorted bass all underpinned with bombastic, Bonham-esque
drums. It’s almost a relief when Scott Paul comes in with his vocal, neat
melodic and clean with a slight grunginess in its delivery. Quite surprising as
from the sonic assault of the intro I was kind of expecting the usual stoner
growl. Next up is the “The Road of Kings” with its Nirvana type quiet, loud. quiet
dynamic and if singles were still the way to promote albums then this would be
my pick. Third track “Electric Mistress” an instrumental, sees the band get a
little psychedelic and doomy and shows that this trio are not afraid to
experiment. The next two tracks “Destination Orion” and “Blood Fire Horse” are
pure desert with the former nodding its head towards Queens of the Stone Age
and the latter having a more Kyuss feel. “Hour of the Dragon” comes in at just
under three minutes and contains one of the best riffs on the album, a doomy
swinging affair that I can imagine inducing those slow- mo head nodding, “oh
yeah man” reactions at live gigs. It’s a real shame this is not longer. The
album finishes with two instrumental jams, the first “Scarlet Citadel” a mid-tempo
sand crusted burner that contains a sublime guitar solo and the second “Harvest
The Sun” a fast paced stoner wig out that closes the whole proceedings with a
dusty bang!
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