Review: Trippy Wicked – Movin’ On
Movin’ On, the debut long-player from Trippy Wicked & the Cosmic Children Of The Knight, is an organic, vital, and gloriously primitive beast of a record. The band describes it on their own blog like this: “It’s a 10 track, 52 minute epic musical journey of songs about living the good life, fire, growing beards, girls, aliens, loneliness, pirates, love and so much more.” That’s a pretty tall order, but Movin’ On delivers on almost all counts – I must’ve missed the song about aliens.
Trippy Wicked basically make good on the potential of every over-hyped band that ever promised to bombard you with the full force of mystical stoner rock (*cough*Wolfmother*cough*) but wasted your precious time with lame ballads and limp riffs. From the first minute of Movin’ On until the last, these guys are all about crushing your skull. Even when they take a break to get psychedelic and swirly midway (“Echoes“) they pull it off, displaying the kind of versatility and pure chops that separate the true bruisers from the false prophets.
The album starts with a trio of perfect bangers – the title track brings the sludge but kicks into overdrive at precisely the right moment to make it some real next-level shit, “Sea Shanty” is a convincing pirate song that doesn’t make me barf (I hate pirates), and “Fire” cribs some creepy Twin Peaks vibes while powering along on the record’s strongest chorus. Movin’ On would be worth the price of purchase even if all the proceeding tracks sucked, but they don’t – consistency is the secret ingredient here, and the record is a top-to-bottom success.
The band falters a little lyrically when they throw on their lover-man persona – “So sad to see you go / But I love to watch you leave” was old when Ozzy Osbourne was in short pants, and the same goes for “I wouldn’t mind seeing your clothes on my floor.” But the riffs supporting these lazy sentiments are so strong – and the lyrics elsewhere are so earnest and real – that it’s not a big deal. Movin’ On is fairly well-rounded for such a heavy record. And while the depth and variety of topics discussed will only surprise those who have never smoked pot, Trippy Wicked don’t overplay the “cosmic” angle. There’s just enough to tweak your brain a bit, and then it’s back to beards, broads, and some truly rousing “Yo ho!” chants.
It’s pretty rare that something this fully-formed, enjoyable, and downright immersive lands in the AssaultBLOG offices. Movin’ On is a very good record in general and it’s mind-blowingly excellent for a debut. I’m stoked for what these guys do next.
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