Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs — Land of Sleeper — Album Review
Psychedelic Rock | Punk | Doom
Listen on Spotify | Listen on Apple Music
The incredibly named Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs is a band that I have known of for a fair while (I mean, it’s pretty hard to avoid a band with a name such as that one). However, in terms of me listening to their music, “Pigs 7" (as I like to call them), have been one of those bands that I never really gave a proper chance.
While I was close to reviewing their 2020 album Viscerals, it ultimately wound up falling through, possibly just due to the fact that I had too much going on at the time (which feels like a weird thing to state given that 2020 was literally the year that the lockdown started).
Nevertheless, I wanted 2023 to be the year that I finally gave Pigs 7 a proper listen. And with the release of their new album Land of Sleeper, I felt that the time was ripe to do so.
Land of Sleeper kicks off the way you would kind of expect an album from Pigs 7 to begin. Despite not having fully listened to them, I was still aware of their heavy doom styled brand of psychedelic rock, which was exactly what laced their opening track (which also served as a teaser for the album), titled “Ultimate Hammer”. From the very get-go, this track had a very live-centric energy that helped me realise just why so many people enjoy seeing the band in a live setting so much.
This energy pretty much remains consistent throughout the entire album. And while that same energy acts as a bit of a double-edged sword, that detracts from the album’s memorability slightly, there are still some unique moments that definitely help the band stand out a little more.
The reverberated vocals that are present on a vast majority of the tracks really help shape this albums aesthetic as well. Land of Sleeper really plays into a psychedelic, dream like atmosphere, whilst also being brutally heavy at parts. In short, this album feels like an equally unnerving and awesome fever dream shaped into an album.
Pigs 7 definitely have a good sense of chemistry that works in their favour, especially in the case of Land of Sleeper. The album certainly had more appeal in my mind than the likes of Viscerals (which was already a good album in its own right). Furthermore, it simply feels like a much more consistent and fully realised project.
Safe to say, even with the sheer amount of backlog I currently have in regards to music reviews, I am definitely glad I had taken the time to give this album a few spins, as it certainly finds its place as a marvellously heavy album of 2023.
Favourite Tracks: Big Rig | The Weatherman | Ball Lightning
Least Favourite Track: Pipe Down!
Rocket Recordings
