Mondo Drag - New Rituals (2010)

Tracklist:

1. New Rituals (9:01)
2. Light As A Feather (2:19)
3. Love Me (Like A Stranger) (4:58)
4. Come Through (2:21)
5. Fade Out (2:20)
6. Serpent Shake (5:11)
7. True Visions (4:48)
8. Apple (3:51)
9. Black River (4:47)
10. My, Oh My (5:48)
11. Tallest Tales (6:08)

From deep in the cosmos of Iowa, and from the same interstellar scene that gave you Radio Moscow, comes Mondo Drag, orbiting the planet's garage, psych, space, sludge and stoner rock. With a wall of sound all their own, an arsenal of guitars, and a head full of clouds, they are on a rock n'roll mission.
Formed by Johnnie Cluney (drums/vocals), Nolan Girard (rhythm guitar/vocals), John Gomino (keyboards/saxophone), Dennis Hockaday (bass), and Jake Sheley (lead guitar) the band is flying head-first into the future, while channeling artists from the past; Pink Floyd, Pentagram, Blue Cheer, even Hendrix are part of their musical lexicon, while Sonic Youth, Dead Meadow, and Comets on Fire hint to their current references.
The band has been playing with artists such as Sleepy Sun, Dead Meadow, Witchcraft, Black Diamond Heavies, Radio Moscow, Jennifer Gentle, The Dodos, La Octracina, Cass McCombs, Cave, Awesome Color, Monotonix, to name just a few. "New Rituals," Mondo Drag's debut for Alive, is an album about life, death, love, revenge, and the unknown. Especially the unknown.