Pontiak - Sun On Sun

Pontiak is made up of three brothers from the Blue Ridge farm country of
Virginia. Their music is swaggering guitar rock that straddles the line
between a power trio and something far more expansive in sound
and scope. Their broad song structures allow ample room for three-part
vocals, drums, organ and stellar slide and lead guitar to stretch and
captivate. Songs roll along with an effortless synchronicity despite their
extremely varied textures.
· ‘Sun On Sun’, Pontiak’s second full length album, was recorded in a log
cabin just north of Charlottesville, Virginia in about four days. The thick
wooden walls of the structure reflected a lot of sound that gave the
recording a sharp biting quality. Each string pluck can be heard soaring
above the rich ethereal reverb that coats tracks like ‘White Mice’ and
‘The Brush Burned Fast’. The wilderness surrounding the cabin and the
appreciation for it that the brothers share can be heard seeping into every
track.
· From start to finish, ‘Sun On Sun’ evokes the nature that surrounds the
brothers from the rolling meadows, to the dense woods, from the early
morning solitude of the rural farmer, to the open and endless night sky.
The psychedelic organ flourishes of ‘Tell Me About’ and the bass heavy
churn of ‘Shell Skull’ keep the album grounded in the rock tradition,
never wandering too far from the epic and at times heavy trail that the
brothers are blazing.
· CD version comes in a 4 panel digipack, while the LP includes a
coupon for free MP3 downloads of all the tracks.

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