<p><img class=" wp-image-4057 aligncenter" src="https://rockthepigeon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/7-13-18-beard-bates.jpg" alt="7 13 18 Beard Bates" width="423" height="423" />&#8216;Weasel Sleeping&#8217; by Beard Bates is warm, melancholy alt rock with a Western Americana vibe. &#8220;The track was written using a lexicon of phrases specific to the 19th Century West,&#8221; Bates said, &#8220;and in so doing the track tells of relationships and dreams that were either powered or destroyed by the Western Dream, by the desire for Gold, riches, freedom and expansion.&#8221; Glide Magazine describes him as, &#8220;a moving back woods howler that recalls both the anguished pipes of Chris Cornell and a fervently emotive Americana side.&#8221; There&#8217;s something deeply nostalgic about the lyrics. At the same time, they&#8217;re imbued with a confounding sense of mystery. Under that, Bates&#8217; warm, fuzzy guitar tone captures the warm, crackling aesthetic of old Western films. This guy really knows what he&#8217;s doing. Check out &#8216;Weasel Sleeping&#8217; below!</p>
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