Vocally, Gutt continues to evoke Weiland without coming off as an impersonator, while Robert DeLeo sings his first lead vocal on the reflective Years. A few of the tracks almost rock enough to keep the album from coming off too quiet. Fittingly, the arrangements and instrumentation are also uplifting, with tasteful horns and strings elegantly layered into the tracks. But to their credit, STP don’t wallow in their grief several of these songs sound more hopeful than heartbroken.
WHAT DOES IT SOUND LIKE? Somewhat like you’d expect an acoustic album titled Perdida to sound like: Deep, dark, even grim at points. Instead of delivering another hit of the sinister post-grunge arena-rock they’re known for, Perdida, in keeping with its title, is an all-acoustic disc of new material inspired, informed and influenced by the losses and tragedies the band has endured in recent years. WHAT IS THIS? The band’s eighth studio album, their second full-length release with Gutt and - most tellingly - an unexpected musical left turn. Did STP build their band on an Indigenous burial ground or something?) (Original vocalist Scott Weiland battled drugs until they killed him replacement Chester Bennington committed suicide now Gutt has been sidelined from touring by a herniated disc.
W HO ARE THEY? The three surviving original members of Stone Temple Pilots - for those who aren’t in the fan club, that’s guitarist Dean DeLeo, bassist (and brother) Robert DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz - along with X Factor alum Jeff Gutt, their latest in a line of seemingly cursed singers.
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