Sounds Like Liberty

In today's episode Nicky P & Lizzie examine Signs by The Five Man Electric Band. No need to even guess where this one goes if you’ve ever heard it...but how riled will I get? http://bit.ly/2StIGCT Synthpop and Stoner Metal this week in I Heard This Happened. Nicky’s pick is Swedish metal band Ordos with The End.  I really enjoyed the textured approach to vocals on the record. Some Jim Morrison-esqe cleans next to some Tray Sanders styled grows really works. There is a fantastic squelch on the guitars that is incredibly appealing. They’re crazy thick but somehow smooth & never drop the heavy. They’re not exactly breaking the sludge/stoner mold here but fans of the genre probably see that as a feature not a bug. I certainly do. http://ordosofficial.bandcamp.com/album/the-end-2 Liz’ went for some Synthpop with Pastel Skies by  Detuned Goom. It sounds like the ‘80 we wish there was. You would have looked fab in those leg warmers.It is not completely instrumental but the vocals are so oddly tonal that they