If only it had more than two members — White Hills and fellow travellers Oneida — we could cite a Brooklyn space-rock movement, raising the 1970s sonic sublime. Nonetheless, here’s an arch retooling of Hawkwind’s speed-freak psychedelia, those relentless motorised grooves and fuzzy tsunamis of sound shaped and shifted and stretched to breaking point by sassy New Yorkers. Let the Right One In even dares 13 pastoral minutes in the vein of early Pink Floyd, while We Will Rise’s pendulous emptiness echoes the Stooges’ cavernous We Will Fall. White Hills dumb down determinedly to discover their inner ape, and nibble the fringes of greatness.
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Not only is White Hills making a big splash in Europe now with over a dozen more shows from Stockholm to Berlin and beyond, but the Sunday Times is recognizing their greatness. We applaud their exceptional music-making and style so please enjoy their tour teaser video below which doesn't need anything from me except the urging to please watch.....
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