FLASHBACK STONEHENGE

Japanese psych rockers Hibushibire return with album number four ‘Flashback Stonehenge’ and a UK/European tour to coincide.

‘Flashback Stonehenge’ is the bands first studio album as a four piece, with live guest Kohei Katsuma now joining as a full time member on percussion/congas (an absolute must see live) alongside Changchang (Guitar/Vocal), Tetsuji Toyoda (Bass/Vocal) and Aoi Hama (Drums/Vocals).

Like the band's previous three albums, this one continues with the three shorter songs on side one, and one epic long song filling out side two mantra that has served them so well thus far.

Opening track ‘Snow Sniffing Matador’ is already a firm live favourite, with it’s heavy riffage and 70’s rock swagger. Things then cool down with a more laid back ‘In Heaven’, featuring Aoi Hama’s dreamlike vocal whispers, and a fuzzed out take on traditional English folk song ‘The Cuckoo’ with Changchang & Aoi trading verses.

Flip it over, and you have the epic title track, which sees the band take a slightly different approach recalling the likes of Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Faust, CAN, Eno etc over its extraordinary 22 minutes.

The band return for their fourth UK tour in October, and also play their first mainland European dates to coincide.

9th The Lubber Fiend, Newcastle, UK

10th Night & Day, Manchester, UK

11th Ivory Blacks, Glasgow, UK

12th Arc:hive, Liverpool, UK

13th The Prince Albert, Brighton, UK

16th Hot Box, Chelmsford, UK

17th The Victoria, Birmingham, UK

18th Down Stokes, Bristol, UK

19th The Victoria, London, UK

21st Le 3 Pièces, Rouen, FR

23rd La Malterie, Lille, FR

26th Végállomás Klub, Szombathely, HU

27th Auróra, Budapest, HU

28th Pink Whale, Bratislava, SK
29th Køpi, Berlin, DE