Rosetta West's "God of the Dead" Album: An Eerie Tapestry of Blues, Psychedelia, and Spiritual Grit

Chicagoland natives Rosetta West, an unusual blues rock band, is back with a massive and deeply unsettling new 15-track album, "God of the Dead," a fearless statement that bends genre, and certifies them as cult-stars of the American underground. While rooted in hard blues rock, they are unafraid to reach for wild psychedelia, world folk, punk, and total abstract noise, as showcased on this nonconforming release.

Led by Joseph Demagore on vocals, guitar, and piano, this album feels highly personal and explicitly mythic. It is a dark, winding journey into explorations of mysticism and mortality with exceptional support from long-time bassist Orpheus Jones and rotating drummers Mike Weaver and Nathan Q. Scratch. Guest spots from Louis Constant and Caden Cratch also provide a new texture on "Midnight” and stomping eulogy “Boneyard Blues.”

Every song occupies its own space: the tracks still have scorching instrumentals that bleed feedback in the background, and the database has honest, simplistic piano ballads that feel like a whisper from another world. In spite of the disparity in sound and craft, the record manages to hold together as an emotional, lyrical statement. “God of the Dead” is not just an album, it’s also a spell, a prayer, a shout into the void.

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