Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music...Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop

Purple established that Stone Temple Pilots were not one-album wonders but Tiny Music...songs From The Vatican Gift Shop illustrates that the band aren't content with resting on their laurels. Without abandoning their trademark hard rock, Stp have added a new array of sounds that lend depth to their immediately accessible hooks. Dean Deleo layers his guitar tracks to create distinctive, multi-textured sounds that make his riffs more powerful. Though there are hints of grunge scattered throughout the album, what makes Tiny Music impressive is how the band brings in elements of psychedelia, trancy shoegaze, jangle pop, and other forms of melodic alternative guitar pop. Read More