Medicine Horse premiere new single and music video »Dead Medicine« taken from their self-titled debut album; out on September 8th via Horton Records!
North American Indigenous sludge metal band Medicine Horse premiere a music video for the second single »Dead Medicine« taken from their self-titled debut album, which will be released on September 8th, 2023 via Horton Records.
Tracklist:
01. Dead Medicine
02. Turning Tide
03. Swamp Interlude
04. Letiche
05. Badlands
06. She
07. Kuwa Detlukv (The Orchard)
Nico Williams comments: “Our newest single, »Dead Medicine«, just premiered on The Obelisk 🔥 It’s a great review of our upcoming self-titled album, however I do feel the need to address a misinterpretation of my lyrics by the author, as briefly as I can. »Dead Medicine« is about my personal experiences with chronic illness and the shortcomings of the pharmaceutical industry and our healthcare system, which is a product of capitalism and the US government. It has nothing to do with race in ANY WAY. The article’s opening mention of “Western – read: white” and “Shit White People Made Awful” are a misguided inference of the meaning and this kind of assumption can be really harmful. My dad is white, 3/5 of Medicine Horse are white, we DO NOT hold the belief that white people have made anything awful, especially not rural culture, the blues, or rice (many of our fans and our families belong to said white rural culture, our own lead guitarist is a killer blues guitar player, and our bass player is a Cajun who damn sure knows his way around a pot of rice). People of European ancestry have a long history of connectedness with plant medicine and the natural world as well. Culture is not a monolith. »Dead Medicine« is my lament for the commercialization of medicine and disconnection from the natural world by modern humanity *as a whole* which I believe has led to a decline in the general well-being of our bodies, mental health, and the planet. Here are the lyrics to the song for reference and I hope everyone enjoys the new video!”
Courtesy of Horton Records:
Medicine Horse is the convergence of slow southern bluesy drawl with a storm of anger, joy, heartbreak and hope that can only come out of the Indian Territory that is Tulsa, Oklahoma. Formed in the autumn of the year the world fell apart, 2020, Medicine Horse began as a way to navigate uncertainty and mitigate existential panic within the Williams household, with the help of drummer Garrett Heck. A sound took shape, and players were assembled to bring it to life.
Nico Williams, a citizen of Cherokee Nation, moves between jazz-tinged vocal melodies and emotionally charged howls, weaving lyrical storytelling of historical account, folklore, and Indigenous futurism around the layers of sludgy-yet-energetic harmony formed in the clash of techniques between rhythm guitarist Kyle Williams (Otoe-Missouria, Ponca and Ioway Nations) and lead guitarist Travis Rowe. Rowe draws deeply from his country roots, transforming those immovable hooks into devastatingly heavy riffs before they ignite into towering solos. A rhythm section steeped in the slow waters of their respective homes of Monroe and New Orleans Louisiana, drummer Garrett Heck and bassist Chris West anchor the sound with elements of doom in one moment, and the frenetic energy of thrash in the next. Immediate influences of Southern doom and sludge like Crowbar, Acid Bath and Down are easy to discern, while hints of grunge, post-punk, and classic Southern blues rock simmer beneath the surface. Burn weed, cedar, and sage…plug in, turn up, and amplify your frontal lobe.
Pre-order »Medicine Horse« on CD/Vinyl/Digital now: orcd.co/medicinehorse
Medicine Horse is:
Nico Williams – Vocals
Kyle Williams – Guitar
Travis Rowe – Guitar
Chris West – Bass
Garrett Heck – Drums
FFO: Crowbar, Acid Bath, Windhand, Down, Trouble
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well