The new Greta Van Fleet album, From The Fires, will feature four new songs, as well as the four critically-acclaimed tracks from the band’s EP Black Smoke Rising. Al Sutton and Marlon Young produced the four new tracks that were recorded at Rust Belt Studios in Detroit. Greta Van Fleet is well on their way to becoming one of North America’s biggest up-and-coming rock bands. The Michigan-based group consists of vocalist Josh Kiszka, guitarist Jake Kiszka, bassist and keyboardist Sam Kiszka, and drummer Danny Wagner. The band’s classic rock inspired music has the sonics and feel of a rock band teleported here from the 60’s. With syncopated moving bass lines and aggressive drumming all drenched with overdriven blues inspired guitars, the music is a hard-hitting sonic pad for Kiszka’s wide vocal range, robust tonality and blues inspired phrasing. With all these sounds combined, you get a modern band that sounds like Led Zeppelin with vocal harmonies and today’s production. That’s the short of it!
From the Fires
Safari Song
Edge Of Darkness
Flower Power
A Change Is Gonna Come
Highway Tune
Meet On The Ledge
Talk On The Street
Black Smoke Rising
Released: November 10, 2017
Lava Records
32 minutes
Even though the eight-songs were done at various times, the songs make a comprehensive and cohesive flow as an album. Crunching blues rock riffs and bluesy strong vocals all set to hip rock grooves. Dynamic lyrics fill their originals and their emotional and timely cover of Sam Cooke’s 1964 hit, “A Change Is Gonna Come,” brings the band into today’s social environment.
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