Thor - Rock The Universe - VINYL LP

Nomad is the brand-new solo album from the seminal rock n' soul singer/songwriter Richie Kotzen. - Renowned for his guitar virtuosity, as well as being a highly respected solo artist, he's also played with Poison, Mr. Big, The Winery Dogs as well as being one half of Smith/Kotzen with Adrian Smith from Iron Maiden. The debut track, InchCheap ShotsInch sets the tone for the album with a gloriously powerful slice of guitar-drive and hard-riffin' heavy rock.

Like a scene from a dream, Thor Harris stood upon a crowded stage, 13 players deep tapping, plucking, bowing, blowing lyric-less love songs to a grand auditorium of 325 shining red seats - without a soul sitting in any of them. This was the creation of Heathen Spirituals, the fifth recorded work by Harris' adventurous ambient ensemble Thor & Friends and the first that accurately resembles the skyward repetition of the Austin-based group's live performances. It's a century-old concept cutting a record in an empty music hall. Masterminded by intrepid producer and lifelong Harris collaborator Craig Ross (Patty Griffin, Spoon), Thor & Friends' roster of musically accomplished misfits spent two days wired up, playing free-flowing meditational pieces on unamplified orchestral instruments inside Jessen Auditorium, a stunning Art Deco relic from the early days of the University of Texas' Butler School of Music - the esteemed institution that Harris dropped out from decades ago. A craftsman, artistically and otherwise, Thor Harris is master plumber, carpenter, and woodworker. In musical contexts, his name is often followed by the five words Inchknown for his work with,Inch having been a member of avant rock godheads SWANS and high-minded indie favorites Shearwater, while also factoring into important recordings by Bill Callahan, Amanda Palmer, Devendra Banhart, and Shahzad Ismaily. In many circles, Harris is equally well-known for being an openhearted mental health advocate with a devilish sense of humor and a penchant for entertaining social commentary (Harris' InchHow to Punch a NaziInch instructional video got him famously banned from Twitter in 2017). Heathen Spirituals, arriving May 16th, 2025, on Joyful Noise Recordings, contains three original pieces with a 35-minute runtime. The rhythmic repetition of opening seance InchAnne Sexton's GlassesInch evokes a cognitive

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