Released yesterday, Gayze’s debut offering Black Soul is six tracks of swirling, shaking garage rock – raw, swaggering and primal. Think of it as a motorcycle ride through the desert to a secret party that is part Hell’s Angels gathering, part psychedelic be-in.

Black Soul was recorded in a secluded 1930s haunted house and with a serious lack of professional equipment. Plaintive acoustic guitar tunes are tucked in between the more raucous moments giving the listener a chance to breathe. Bringing a heavy dose of grit and a striking attention to detail, Gayze are a more than welcome addition to the garage rock register.

Like they say, “this is about as far from the beach as you can get so don’t even think of calling it surf.”

Black Soul is physically available on 7″ vinyl through Bleeding Gold Records (limited to 250 copies) or digitally on a pay-what-you-want deal. You can order it here.

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