“Woodcutter” is the latest single from Asturias, Spain-based power trio GREEN DESERT WATER. Now playing at Decibel Magazine, the track appears on the band’s upcoming Eerie Meadows full-length, set for release on June 19th via small Stone Recordings.
The record features eight immersive and engaging tracks, merging heavy psychedelia and melodies born across decades from the 1970s on, speaking seamlessly in a way that is their own while still providing as much grunge shove as it does boogie vibes.
Comments the band, ”‘Woodcutter’ speaks of a journey from sadness to light, through the deepest valleys and the highest mountains. It’s about feeling suffocated by loneliness, until you finally find home near where the light hides, and you can feel how the thrill comes.”
Adds Decibel, “‘Woodcutter,’ combines the groove of old-school Pearl Jam with the stoner vibe of Kyuss or Monster Magnet. These dudes… have the sound dialed in, from the snaky blues riffs to the psychedelic touches. There might even be a little cowbell in there.”
Stream GREEN DESERT WATER’s “Woodcutter” HERE.
Their third album with Small Stone, Eerie Meadows follows GREEN DESERT WATER fan-favorite Black Harvest (2021), which established the current lineup of Kike Sanchís (guitar, vocals), Juan Arias (bass), and Dani Bárcena (drums) as one of the most enjoyable live acts in the heavy rock scene.
“With Eerie Meadows, we wanted to explore the duality between the heavy and the ethereal the mist, the ancient woods, and that feeling of finding home in the wild,” says the band. “Recording in a new studio was a challenge we set for ourselves to push our sound further; it’s a record about the cycles of life, the scars we carry, and the fire that burns even under the northern lights.”
While GREEN DESERT WATER keeps one foot decisively embedded in the classics – Mountain, Sabbath, Sasquatch – they execute the tight 37-minute LP with earned confidence and purpose, finding variety in mood amid a universal quality of craft. From the opening journey of “Northern Lights” to the closer “Meteora,” the band explores themes of loss, primal power, and spiritual survival. For the converted or those willing to be, it is a thing to be celebrated.
Eerie Meadows was recorded and mixed by Sergio Tutu at Tutu Estudios, Corvera (Asturias, Spain), co-produced by Diego Martinez and Sergio Tutu, mastered by Chris Goosman at Baseline Audio Labs in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and features cover art and design by Ossobuko Studio, additional layout by Alexander von Weiding, and backing vocals by Alvaro Barcena.
GREEN DESERT WATER’s Eerie Meadows will be released on CD, and digital formats as well as limited edition LP in conjunction with Germany’s Kozmik Artifactz. Find all preorders at the Small Stone Bandcamp page HERE where lead single “The Blacksmith” can be streamed.
Eerie Meadows Track Listing:
- Northern Lights
- The Blacksmith
- Eerie Meadows
- Woodcutter
- Holy Ground
- Wolfhound
- Bos Primigenius
- Meteora
GREEN DESERT WATER:
Juan Arias García – bass
Dani Barcena – drums, percussion
Kike Sanchís – guitar, vocals
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