Witch

Finally, from the lush, misty, forested depths of the unexplored New World's northeast comes another band of hardened souls to join the ever-swelling host of the righteous. They are led by the world-renowned drummer J Mascis (Massachusetts, USA) , who gained fame over four score seasons ago fighting under the banner of Dinosaur Jr., where he wielded the guitar. Now he mans the kit as the rear guard. They are collectively known as WITCH, and Mascis' brothers of the band hail from Vermont.

Witch's eponymous self-titled album is eponymously self-titled "Witch", as you may have guessed. It is actually exceptional. My favorite song as of now is "Rip Van Winkle", but really all of the other songs are good. It ends with "Isadora", which is pretty slow (not unusual) but also quiet (unusual). All in all, every song does a good job of conveying emotion and atmosphere and rocks hard. Buy the album.

"Seer" by Witch

Actually, I will be fortunate enough to see them with Witchcraft at a small stone church in Vermont this coming November. If you live nearby, the venue is in Brattleboro and is called "The Church". However, their website does not list Witch or Witchcraft on their list of upcoming artists. I e-mailed the person that own The Church with the question about a week ago, but still I have received no response. The website is here, if you are also curious. I would be very disappointed if the gig were canceled, but the only proof I have that it is going to happen is the phrase 'A stone church with no name' on both the Witchcraft website and their MySpace.