US prog rock collective Big Scenic Nowhere premieres Hall & Oates cover »Sara Smile«; new album »The Waydown« out February 2nd on Heavy Psych Sounds!

US prog rock collective Big Scenic Nowhere premieres Hall & Oates cover »Sara Smile« from their upcoming album, »The Waydown«, set to release on February 2nd, 2024 via Heavy Psych Sounds.
Tracklist:
01. The Waydown
02. Summer Teeth
03. Surf Western
04. Bleed On
05. Sara Smile (Hall & Oates cover)
06. BT-OH
07. 100
Courtesy of Purple Sage PR:
West Coast-based progressive heavy rock project Big Scenic Nowhere (with members of Yawning Man, Fu Manchu and Mos Generator) premiere a soulful new track taken from their third full-length »The Waydown« on Heavy Psych Sounds. Stream their cover of »Sara Smile« exclusively on Echoes & Dust!
About the song, guitarist Bob Balch says: “Gary Arce had mentioned that we should cover that song but give it a jam in the middle. I had mentioned to Ken Haas from Reverend Guitars that we were covering it. He said he knew Eliot Lewis (Hall and Oates keyboard player) and we should hit him up. I did and two weeks later he sent tracks. We are so stoked to have him involved. He’s played with everyone, so the fact that he took time to play on our cover blows my mind. This cover is pretty close to the original but once Gary layered guitars on top, it became more of a Big Scenic Nowhere track. Tony Reed killed it on bass, vocals, mixing and mastering as usual! We hope you enjoy it!”
Listen to new song »Sara Smile« (Hall & Oates cover feat. Eliot Lewis)!
With two EPs and LPs under their belt, the prolific supergroup formed in the fall of 2019 by guitar luminaries Bob Balch (Fu Manchu) and Gary Arce (Yawning Man), Tony Reed (Mos Generator) on vocals, bass and synths, and Bill Stinson (Yawning Man) on drums delivers a lush and bliss-inducing third full-length that flawlessly fuses prog rock, classic rock and stars-coveting psychedelia for a compelling 7-track, one to become obsessed with.
New album »The Waydown« features special guests Reeves Gabrels (The Cure, David Bowie) on guitar, as well as Per Wiberg (ex-Opeth) and Eliot Lewis (Hall and Oates) on keys. It will be released on February 2dn through Heavy Psych Sounds. ► Listen to title track »The Waydown« at this location!
Big Scenic Nowhere »The Waydown« out February 2nd on Heavy Psych Sounds – Pre-order: heavypsychsounds.com/shop
Big Scenic Nowhere is the ambitious project formed by Bob Balch (Fu Manchu) and Gary Arce (Yawning Man) on guitar, quickly joined by Tony Reed (Mos Generator) on bass, vocals and keyboards, and Bill Stinson (Yawning Man) on drums. The foursome is a creative force of nature, a combination of talents whose respective desert, psych, classic and progressive rock backgrounds became one to form a transcending, uplifting and finely crafted brand of rock. It is simply the heart of what collaboration should manifest. Jamming. Sharing music. Developing chemistry to build something new based on their individual experiences. Something that grows stronger for the cohesion between those who make it happen.
The band issued their debut album »Vision Beyond Horizon« in early 2020 through European powerhouse Heavy Psych Sounds, also featuring appearances from the likes of Mario Lalli, Alain Johannes, Nick Oliveri, and various other guests. Following closely, the »Lavender Blues« EP stabilized the four-piece lineup around Tony Reed (also featuring special appearances from former Opeth Per Wiberg and Voivod’s Daniel Mongrain), consequently shifting from the fuzzy and psych-laden desert rock of the beginnings to a more progressive and prismatic rock enhanced by Reed’s warm production style. The band released their sophomore full-length »The Long Morrow« in the fall of 2021 via Heavy Psych Sounds, and will return with a mesmerizing new album entitled »The Waydown« in the winter of 2024.
Big Scenic Nowhere is:
Bob Balch (Fu Manchu) – Guitar
Tony Reed (Mos Generator) – Vocals, Bass, Synth, Guitar
Gary Arce (Yawning Man) – Guitar
Bill Stinson (ex-Yawning Man) – Drums
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