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7th Son to release two EPs, then new album and DVD documentary

The Cape Town roots-rock-reggae group 7th Son are to release two seven-track EPs - the first seven tracks being made available online, for free - followed by their third album "Rude Rock Shakedown" containing a DVD documentary video.
7th Son to release two EPs, then new album and DVD documentary

The album will include five bonus tracks, as well as a DVD documentary featuring a short "Making The Album" video and a few music videos to boot.

This novel approach to launching an album mirrors what 7th Son is all about as a band, as it presents a little bit of everything rolled into one, slick package.

A return to their roots

"Rude Rock Shakedown" has the band returning to their ska/reggae roots, but the listener never settles into genre complacency. Regarding the musical diversity of their tracks, lead singer Nic Guad commented: "I have so many influences that I used to start on one genre, then change tack midway through the writing process and try to fit a song into the ska genre. Now I just write what comes and the hell with it."

From the heavily reggae influenced Oceans Of Time, through to the Ontology-inspired Backdoor, Guad and the boys have thrown down the gauntlet to an industry that relies on commercially pleasing tracks and radio-grabbing 40-second chorus lines.

The seven-track EP is available on 1 September, free for download from www.7thson.co.za

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