News: Welcome BAL to the Furhoof Family

These are strange and unruly times we live in. At Furious Hooves, we hope we can help relieve some stress by sharing our love of music and art with you. Our latest offering will hopefully take you to another dimension entirely. Please join us in welcoming BAL to the Furhoof Family.

Science Fiction and Rock & Roll have a stellar history. For decades songwriters have gravitated to the idea that humanity is not alone in the cosmos. From Bowie to Radiohead, Klaatu to Hum, the sky is no longer the limit! ‘Seafoam’, the debut album (out later 2022) from alt-rockers BAL (pronounced like “pal” with a B), is the latest addition to this cannon. 

In early 2020 longtime bandmates, Jack Foster (House of Fools, Far-Less) and Jordan Powers (House of Fools, Far-Less), decided it was time to look to the stars for newfound inspiration. The pair blasted off, drawing from a love of all things sci-fi, as well as a shared affinity for ‘90s Alt/Indie and Heavy Rock music. The result is ‘Seafoam’ – a grungy space-rock offering that feels as comfortable in your old CD case as it does streaming online.

‘Seafoam’ tells a fresh story in high fidelity. The saturated guitars (a la Silverchair, Failure, or Local H) rarely clean up, while hyper-driving, pocketed drums offer contrast to a generally subdued vocal (think Grandaddy). Recorded by BAL and friends, and mixed by longtime co-pilot Brandon Hackler, ‘Seafoam’ is slated to launch later this year via Furious Hooves. Countdown in 10, 9, 8…