On new album Warble Womb (Xemu), Dead Meadow continues going its own way with a thick, dense sound that includes traces of folk, metal, ’60s rock, swampy blues and murky psychedelia. Hints of Howlin’ Wolf and Neil Young also go drifting through the mix from time to time. The long hours the band puts into its music is evident on every track of Warble Womb, an album that took three years to put together. The songs were shaped in Dead Meadow’s home studio and involved experiments with new sounds and recording techniques. Guitarist Jason Simon will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our new Dead Meadow feature.
Simon: Those who know me know I am a massive fan of all types of soup and noodles. Over the years, I’ve shed most of my addictions but this one remains. I crave a good bowl of pho. Pho 87 is my spot. It’s at the edge of Chinatown in downtown L.A., and it always does me right. I like to hit it real early in the morning when it’s just me and a couple old Vietnamese guys watching the news.
