{"id":21984,"date":"2024-10-10T18:31:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T17:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=21984"},"modified":"2024-10-10T18:31:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T17:31:45","slug":"plantfoods-debut-album-carnivores-out-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=21984","title":{"rendered":"Plantfood’s debut album, Carnivores<\/em>, out now"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Emerging out of the jazz scene of Leeds, Plantfood<\/a> are a fierce musical force. A 6-piece comprising JJ Petrie (percussion), Ruben Maric (keyboards), Joe van der Meulen (tenor saxophone), Woolley (baritone saxophone), Finn Hamilton (drums) and Woody Hayden (bass), Plantfood released last week their debut album, Carnivores<\/em>. The six tracks on the album mix elements of jazz, punk, and Afro-Latin, West and North African grooves, all colliding ferociously to capture the explosive energy they are known for. The circle of life, and cycles within nature serve as Carnivores\u2019s thematic<\/span> focus, with the band “envision[ing] an apocalyptic future where the plants rise to power, taking over and consuming all around them”, as the press release describes. “The music paints these chaotic and contrasting scenes with a heavy and cataclysmic sound palette.” Carnivores<\/em> also offers “moments of vulnerability, hope and spirituality as the balance of earth\u2019s natural order is restored.”<\/p>\n

For a taste of what’s on offer, here’s ‘Executive Decision’, one of the intoxicating tracks on the album.<\/p>\n