09102014 - Sioux "The One and the Many"

I'm sure there are (and have been) many bands called Sioux, but these lovable Portlandians happened across my horizon through this pretty damn great cover version of Nine Inch Nails' "Closer". They are far from industrialists themselves though, instead belonging in that elusive part of gritty, groovy and semi-doomy heaviness some like to call sludge rock, with plenty of crunch and punch to go around. There's lots of melody as well, and comparisons with early Baroness, Kylesa and Mastodon should help you along the way of understanding this beast.