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BIG SCENIC NOWHERE - The Waydown

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Colin M. Just a killer album all over. Carves out its own niche in the psych/doom/desert rock space. Also something about the Hall & Oates cover hits so hard. Dig it. Favorite track: Sara Smile.

Bucky I’m not always a super fan of supergroups but in the case of Big Scenic Nowhere I’m all in. Tony Reed’s vocals are at the top of his game and his bass work is mesmerizing. The progressive song structure is sublime giving me all sorts of Mastodon meets Baroness vibes. Absolutely stunning!

nathaniel m. I didn't think I'd dig something I can only describe as AOR-doom-psych, but here we are 🤷‍♂️🔥 Favorite track: Sara Smile.

doomcrew weightless atmospheric rock held down by a singer that needs no introduction. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Fernando Benítez If this is still 'stoner rock', the genre has reached maturity and even immaterial, eternal beauty. or at the very least, new heights. vast golden sonic vistas open up, through big hooks, heartfelt choruses and breathtaking proggy guitar and bass work. this opens up new windows of possibilities, where not everything has to be heavy heavier heaviest all the time. on the contrary: welcome to the world of sludgy AOR! oh, and thanks for releasing an album that makes my actual life seem less bleak..

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1.	The Waydown 07:41	info	buy track
2.	Summer Teeth 04:57		buy track
3.	Surf Western 05:49		buy track
4.	Bleed On 04:23		buy track
5.	Sara Smile 04:26		buy track
6.	BT-OH 04:50		buy track
7.	100 07:37		buy track

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Most of these recordings go back to 2021. Two tracks are from late 2020. One track is from 2018. Usually the way we record is we get together and jam and then edit the jams down to songs afterwards. All of the songs on the album were constructed that way, except for “100” “Bleed On” “Summer Teeth” and “Sara Smile.”

“100” and “Bleed On” are riffs from Gary Arce and myself jamming in Red Barn studios in Joshua Tree. We did those after tracking his guitars for “The Long Morrow” off the last record.
“Sara Smile” is a Hall And Oates cover. That one I structured at home and had musicians play on it after the fact. We are beyond stoked to have HALL AND OATES keyboard player Eliot Lewis guest on it!
“Summer Teeth” is a song I had from before we even started the project. The same guitars were used on the recording that are on the demo. Per Wiberg from OPETH and SPIRITUAL BEGGARS played keys on “100” and “Summer Teeth.” Gar from Red Barn studios played lap steel on “100” as well. We also added guitar loop transitions from Reeves Gabrels from THE CURE and DAVID BOWIE. Everything else was recorded at Gatos Trail, HeavyHead studios and my home. Mixed and mastered by the very talented Tony Reed. We hope you enjoy this one!

Recorded at Gatos Trail, HeavyHead, Red Barn Recording Co. and Casa De Balch
Mixed and mastered by Reed at HeavyHead Recording Co.

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released February 2, 2024

The Waydown:
Gary Arce - Guitar
Bob Balch - Guitar
Tony Reed - Bass, Vocals, Piano, Percussion
Bill Stinson - Drums

Summer teeth:
Gary Arce - Guitar
Bob Balch - Guitar
Tony Reed - Bass, Vocals, Percussion
Bill Stinson - Drums
Per Wiberg - Synthesizer

Surf Western:
Gary Arce - Guitar
Bob Balch - Guitar
Tony Reed - 4 and 8 string Bass, Vocals, Synthesizer, Percussion
Bill Stinson - Drums

Bleed On:
Gary Arce - Guitar
Bob Balch - Guitar
Tony Reed - 4 and 8 String Bass, Vocals, Synthesizer
Bill Stinson - Drums

Sara Smile:
Gary Arce - Guitar
Bob Balch - Guitar
Eliot Lewis - Synthesizer
Tony Reed - Bass, Vocals, Mellotron
Bill Stinson - Drums

BT-OH:
Gary Arce - Guitar
Bob Balch - Guitar
Tony Reed - Bass, Vocals, Percussion
Bill Stinson - Drums

100:
Gary Arce - Guitar
Bob Balch - Guitar
Tony Reed - Bass, Vocals
Bill Stinson - Drums
Per Wiberg - Synthesizer
Red Barn Gar - Lap Steel
Reeves Gabrels - Guitar Loop song transitions

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