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Feral Roots es el sexto álbum de estudio de la banda. Se lanzó el 25 de enero de 2019 a través de Low Country Sound y Atlantic Records.
Fue precedido por el sencillo principal "Do Your Worst", que alcanzó el número uno en la lista Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs en marzo de 2019.
En los Premios Grammy de 2020, el álbum fue nominado a Mejor Álbum de Rock, perdiendo ante Social Cues de Cage the Elephant. El tema "Too Bad" fue nominado a Mejor Interpretación de Rock, perdiendo ante " This Land " de Gary Clark Jr.
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Opener Do You Worst gets down to business instantly with a juddering ‘na-nana-na-na-nah!’ juggernaut of a riff. Straight in, no kissing – you can practically hear Greta Van Fleet gulp nervously. Tracks like Back In The Woods put the ‘feral’ in Feral Roots, with Buchanan’s raw soul-blues cry hitting possessed-preacher highs and drummer Michael Miley on thunderous form.
But it’s the brooding mix of urgent and mysterious tones that really pulls you in, and gives the whole album an almost cinematic quality. The Zeppelin-esque title track is a stunning embodiment of this, its acoustic lines of folky mystique trickling out before bursting into a commanding, full-on rock chorus. Tracks that seem to be one thing have a way of surprising you (see the gorgeous chorus gear shift of Imperial Joy). Gospel backing singers appear across the record, and the soulful sway of Stood By Me merges old-school blues-andsoul warmth with Isley Brothers-infused guitar blasts.
Feral Roots isn’t Rival Sons’ most instant album yet; this isn’t a record of tracks like Keep On Swinging and Open My Eyes. It’s partly that, but it’s also an album of depth and impact that merits luxuriant poring over. And perhaps most significantly, it’s the sound of 2019’s answer to Page and Plant throwing down the gauntlet, daring the competition to make their move.
Reviewed by Polly Glass for loudersound.com.
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