All Them Witches release a cover version of Pharaoh Overlord’s »Slow City«
US psychedelic rockers All Them Witches release a cover version of Pharaoh Overlord’s »Slow City« as a part of their »Baker’s Dozen« project.
Guitarist Ben McLeod comments: “The fourth track from our »Baker’s Dozen« project, »Slow City«, is available now: allthemwitches.lnk.to/slowcity.
There are certain songs that hit you at the right moment in life. Those songs can either help you through difficult times, super charge the good moments, or in my case open up new doors of creativity. When I first heard »Slow City« by Pharaoh Overlord I was just getting into Krautrock and really any music that focused on repetition. I remember the moment exactly… We were in our first touring van and I was baked out of my mind! My friend Edmond played it over the speakers and every minute change in the song sounded massive to me. At the same time it was almost as if I forgot the song was even playing, much less 9 minutes long. Ever since, I crave simplicity in music and try to write the most simple melodies and chord changes. Enjoy our take.”
Versatile hard rock quartet, All Them Witches, thrive on contrast. Now six records deep into a tenure that began in 2012, Ben McLeod (guitar) Charles Michael Parks, Jr. (bass/vocals) Robby Staebler (drums) and Allan Van Cleave (keys) are unremittingly forward-looking. The band has deep musical roots and grow a heavy, visceral sound, with sheer dexterity delivered in every song. There is a ferocious energy and rhythmic nuance to the band that delivers devastating guitar riffs in a raw blend of progressive, bluesy, neo-psychedelic rock. All Them Witches’ most recent record was recorded in Abbey Road and released in 2020 on New West Records.
The band has relentlessly toured since inception, performing at festivals including Voodoo Music & Arts, Bonnaroo, Forecastle Festival, and Pukkelpop; while also sharing tours with acts such as Mastodon, Ghost, and Primus. They continue to hone their unique meld of crafted songwriting and spacious grooves on the road with tour dates throughout North America, the UK and Europe in 2022.
All Them Witches European Tour:
Aug 5 Krach am Bach, Beelen, Germany
Aug 6 Re-Generation Fest, Leipzig, Germany
Aug 11 SonicBlast – Festival de Musica, Moledo, Portugal
Aug 13 Rocklette – Palp Festival, Bagnes, Switzerland
Sep 29 Chalk, Brighton, United Kingdom
Sep 30 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Oct 1 Saint Luke’s, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Oct 2 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, United Kingdom
Oct 3 Electric Ballroom, Camden, United Kingdom
Oct 6 Huxley’s Neuer Welt, Berlin, Germany
Oct 7 UTConnewitz, Leipzig, Germany
Oct 8 Progresja, Warsaw, Poland
Oct 10 MeetFactory, Prague, Czech Republic
Oct 11 Backstage Werk, München, Germany
Oct 12 Batschkapp, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
Oct 13 Im Wizemann, Stuttgart, Germany
Oct 15 Old Capitol, Langenthal, Switzerland
Oct 16 Mascotte, Zurich, Switzerland
Oct 17 Santeria Toscana 31, Milano, Italy
Oct 19 Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain
Oct 20 Copérnico, Madrid, Spain
Oct 25 Die Kantine, Cologne, Germany
Oct 26 Muziekcentrum Trix, Antwerpen, Belgium
Oct 27 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Oct 28 Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg, Germany
Oct 30 Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
Nov 1 Vulkan Arena, Oslo, Norway
Nov 2 Debaser Hornstulls Strand, Stockholm, Sweden
Nov 5 Tavastia Club, Helsinki, Finland
Tickets: allthemwitches.lnk.to/tour
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well