The five tracks have been summed up perfectly by The Obelisk who say it’s, “31 minutes of space-faring lysergic adventures, immersive enough to ensnare tired, older acid freaks and fresh and progressive enough in its delivery to draw next-generation let’s-go-hiking-in-the-cosmos types as well.”
Longheads have created their own unique sound with a time travelling mash that sees them meld modern psychedelia with 70s vibes and a heavy groove. Think King Gizzard, The Doors and Black Sabbath intertwined together to create something fresh, dreamy, wild and weird.
Opening the EP is the latest single ‘One Step Further’, which is also accompanied by a tongue-in-cheek folk-horror inspired video, which you can watch here.
With the track itself, the band were experimenting with ‘through-composed’ song structures, which is a continuous, non-sectional and non-repetitive piece of music and showcases the bands talents as fierce instrumentalists and masters of their craft.
Mars Doesn’t Feel Like Home Anymore follows the release of 2021’s debut EP Higher Than Bacteria. The new music has seen the band take a much looser approach when it came to both writing and recording, incorporating improvised jam sections and capturing the band’s incredible live energy to the songs on record.
Originally hailing from Norfolk the band who are Sam Mitchell (bass & Vocals), Al Bishop (guitar), Nick Oakes (drums), Benjamin Reeve (guitar & vocals) and Mitchell Corrigan (synths) are now based in South London where a few of the members live in the Guardianship scheme occupying various sites and spaces across London. This is where they recorded the EP at their very own ‘Longreel Studios’ in October last year, which was a space the boys had set up in an old theatre opposite the oval cricket ground.
Here the space of their surroundings allowed them to dive deep in writing with no limits and a week after they had finished all the live tracks they were handed their one month notice and had to dismantle the studio.
Longheads are building a name for themselves as an impressive live act and recently played a stellar show to a packed out Bermondsey Social Club, as well as supporting the likes of King Buffalo.
Now to celebrate the release of the EP, they will be headlining the Black Heart on November 24th with tickets available here.
You can also watch a session recorded live at their very own Longreel Studio here, which will give you a taste of what to expect.
