Pineid is the band featuring guitarist Jamie Kime (The Zappa Band, Dr. John), bassist Pete Griffin (Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, Dethklok, Dr. John), drummer James Pope (Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra, The Gentlemen Of Leisure) and vocalist and guitarist Jeff Sites (Butcher). The band is now streaming their speaker-destroying new single "The Tick," whose initial attack may very well knock you onto your ass if you're not ready.
"I say this with some trepidation, but Blue Doom is a concept album," explains Sites. "It is about the things that cause us to make drastic changes in our lives. Some of it is prescriptive, some of it personal, some is paleoanthropology. Lyrically, I try to examine setting out, false destinations, trials, anxiety, forgiveness and plunging into certain death. The music oscillates between supporting this narrative, and serving as a reminder that all stories are simplifications and vulnerable to destruction at the hands of reality."
"The band members have been friends for a long time," Sites continues. "Careers, families, life and other musical endeavors conspired to make the writing process a challenge. We did nearly all of the compositions in pairs. This meant that I drove around town with a USB stick full of session files for over a year. As it happened, the world ground to a halt right as we began to record. Getting into the studio for even a day or two took weeks to plan.
"We were not immune to the feelings of uncertainty and rebalancing of priorities with which most everyone dealt. In a way, the difficulties we faced in the process mirrored the story we wanted to tell. Much of the credit goes to Toshi for holding it together. He did a lot to keep the process organic and adaptive when so much else had gone virtual and synthetic."
Blue Doom was produced by Toshi Kasai (Melvins, Tool, etc.). The album is out on August 24 via Sympatry Records, the new label by Sites and Kasai. Pre-orders are available here and here on Bandcamp.
