Review by Gary Hill www.musicstreetjournal.com (March 2021) I previously reviewed another set from this act and landed it under progressive rock. I said that one wasn’t a tight fit. The same is definitely true of this set, too. If it were split in the middle and made into two albums, the first one wouldn’t land there, but the second would. The thing is, though, even that first one has some proggy moments. There is a lot of punk rock and even some metal edges along with mainstream rock here. The thing is, there is also enough prog and things like shoegaze to fit it on the progressive rock end of the spectrum. Whatever you call this, though, it’s an...

SBC LIVE at The Canyon Montclair (5060 E. Montclair Plaza Rd., Montclair, CA) with Robert Plantation on April 17th (Rescheduled from February 20th), 2021 at 5:45pm. For tickets: robertplantationmontclair.eventbrite.com

Catch Slow Burning Car LIVE Saturday, February 20th, 2021 (5:45pm) as part of The Canyon Montclair “Concerts In Cars” series (5060 E. Montclair Plaza Lane, Montclair, CA, 91764). Headliner: Robert Plantation (Robert Plant Tribute Act) For Tickets: robertplanttributemontclair.eventbrite.com

Thanks to all who attended SBC at The Canyon Montclair (January 30th, 2021). It was much appreciated!

We start off another year of reviews with the fifth album from LA-based alt-rockers Slow Burning Car. The band features six musicians, with both a female and male vocalist who share lead vocal duties. I’ve never heard of this band before and naturally when looking at the album cover, I had an expectation of how this album would sound. Also aided by the promo which said this band was “Alt Rock/Spacecore”. However both the album cover and the promo are somewhat misleading to what lays beneath the surface. The alt-rock part is certainly right. The engine of this slowly burning vehicle is started up with an injection of indie rock tracks, which sees this automobile hit the road in...