Smokecharmer Turned Protest into Grungy Groove Rock Power with ‘Breadline’

Breadline, the latest single by Smokecharmer, plugs into grungy Alice in Chains-esque sludgy tones and feeds early Black Sabbath-style weight into the intensity of the angst-charged release. There’s no room for partisanship here, just the outpouring of an artist sick of the suffocation of the inequality that leaves the majority scratching for a living while the rich pick our scabs as we asphyxiate. Midway through the single, the amplification of angst drags you deeper into the static before the guitar solo threads its way through the stylised discord, offering an outlet for the fury instilled. Smokecharmer doesn’t rile their audience and leave them festering in scorn. The energy is sculpted, channelled, and given a sonic space worth returning to time and time again. Founded by Stephen Taylor, whose past work with Sixteen Horsepower, Wovenhand, and Superjoint laid down his legacy in underground rock, Smokecharmer brings a new dimension to protest music. Alongside Michael Parent, Raul Garza and Andre Laurent, the band taps into grungy groove rock that holds just as much soul as it does sludge. Breadline is now available to stream on all major platforms, including SoundCloud. Review by Amelia Vandergast The post Smokecharmer Turned Protest into Grungy Groove Rock Power with ‘Breadline’ appeared first on A&R Factory.

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Breadline, the latest single by Smokecharmer, plugs into grungy Alice in Chains-esque sludgy tones and feeds early Black Sabbath-style weight into the intensity of the angst-charged release. There’s no room for partisanship here, just the outpouring of an artist sick of the suffocation of the inequality that leaves the majority scratching for a living while the rich pick our scabs as we asphyxiate. Midway through the single, the amplification of angst drags you deeper into the static before the guitar solo threads its way through the stylised discord, offering an outlet for the fury instilled. Smokecharmer doesn’t rile their audience and leave them festering in scorn. The energy is sculpted, channelled, and given a sonic space worth returning to time and time again. Founded by Stephen Taylor, whose past work with Sixteen Horsepower, Wovenhand, and Superjoint laid down his legacy in underground rock, Smokecharmer brings a new dimension to protest music. Alongside Michael Parent, Raul Garza and Andre Laurent, the band taps into grungy groove rock that holds just as much soul as it does sludge. Breadline is now available to stream on all major platforms, including SoundCloud. Review by Amelia Vandergast

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