Drawing predominantly from the worlds of stoner rock and psychedelic, Thunderbird Divine provide a heavy fuzz-filled sound in “Last Laugh”. The new single is taken from their forthcoming album, Little Wars, set for release on August 30th, 2024 via Black Doomba Records.
“Times Gone Bad” showcases Thunderbird Divine’s signature sound, blending dense, overdriven riffs with mesmerizing, trippy undertones. The single is a testament to the band’s ability to evolve while staying true to the raw, heavy roots that have garnered them a loyal following.
Thunderbird Divine’s Little Wars promises to be an epic journey through sonic landscapes, characterized by its rich textures and powerful compositions. The album is expected to resonate with fans of stoner rock and psychedelic music, offering an immersive listening experience.
“The process of creating music has to be organic, and it has to come from a sincere place devoid of fear,” says Erik Caplan, the band’s guitarist/vocalist. “At least, that’s what works best for this band. So I find it essential to trust my co-creators and have them trust me. We have to be willing to wander into curious musical rabbit holes together just to see what we might find. I think we did a lot of that kind of stuff with this album, but the foundation of the entire effort is songwriting. That has to be solid. If you don’t have good songs at the core of your album, adding funky textures is an exercise in pointlessness. And I think we’ve covered that base as well. These feel like good songs to us.”
“Our recording process was very involved,” Caplan says. “We demoed every song in our rehearsal space, sketching out all of our ideas from the ground up. We took those basic demo tracks and embroidered them back at Josh’s (bassist Josh Solomon) studio. We threw a lot of sounds at those demos, and we started getting a strong idea of what worked best to our ears.
“Nothing was off limits. For example, if I said, ‘I think I can hear a sitar in there,’ the response was almost always ‘OK, let’s hear the part you have in mind.’ It’s inspiring to work that way.”
