Last Quarter – For The Hive

 

 

Last Quarter – For The Hive
Self-released – 2024
Rock, Blues, Fuzz, Stoner, Psych
Rated: ***

We are truly honored and a bit embarrassed at the love displayed by French quartet Last Quarter. That they created this amazing four track and decided to name it in honor of Stoner HiVe , that they did this for us… For The Hive… Of course, we know we are delusional here. But the grand meaning behind the title and what they call the Hive is not lost on us. Stoner HiVe has always meant for the Hive part to be viewed in a similar manner. The story of the four tracks can be read as a story meant for an earth a few or hopefully many years in the future but is actually set on a desolate planet in a part of the universe they call the P647 system. A spaceship heads over in a hurry after getting signals a bee might still be alive on that planet. And you should listen to the tracks to find out what happens. And it will not just be this story that might captivate you, the music executed uses early rock with blues, fuzz, stoner and even a bit of doom tones to transport you through space and time. The slow and meticulous opening of third track Next Morning, the extra vocal harmony parts during said track, that funky bass during final track We’ll Be Just fine, all add flavor to an already highly varied outing. A story they began with that seven minute long track Space Bee Keeper from 2021 is continued in fine form on For The Hive. Perhaps it should have been included on the EP? Although, that track was more aggressive and metal, and For The Hive speaks to quieter emotions. But these twenty minutes of heavy rock will speak to all…

(Written by JK)

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