''Somera Sól'' is the second album by the

stoner rock Stoner rock, also known as stoner metal or stoner doom, is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of doom metal with psychedelic rock and acid rock. The genre emerged during the early 1990s and was pioneered foremost by Kyuss and Sl ...

band Brant Bjork and the Bros, and the seventh solo album by Brant Bjork. It was released on May 8 2007, and features former

Kyuss Kyuss ( ) was an American stoner rock band formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1987, and considered one of the pioneers of the genre. After disbanding in 1995, a number of band members have gone on to form or play in several notable bands in ...

drummer Alfredo Hernandez, in addition to guest appearances by Sean Wheeler of

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and Mario Lalli of

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. The album was reissued by Brant Bjork's former record label Low Desert Punk in 2008 with altered artwork, and again in 2022 by Bjork's current record label Heavy Psych Sounds Records featuring new artwork.

Track listing

Personnel

The Bros *

Brant Bjork Brant Bjork (born March 19, 1973) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the drummer and founder of the influential Californian stoner rock band Kyuss. Bjork has also been a member of Fu Manchu, Mo ...

– guitar, vocals *Dylan Roche – bass *Scott "Cortez" Silverman – guitar *

Alfredo Hernández Alfredo Hernández is an American drummer best known as a former member of Palm Desert Scene, desert rock bands Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Brant Bjork and the Bros and Yawning Man, and as a current member of the band, Avon. Career Hern� ...

– drums, percussion Additional Bros *

Mario Lalli Yawning Man is an American experimental rock band from La Quinta, California. The band originally formed in 1986, although they released no studio recordings until 2005. They have been noted to be one of the first influential bands in the deser ...

– vocals, guitar *Vince Meghrouni – saxophone, flute *Olive Lalli – vocals * Sean Wheeler – vocals

Credits

*Recorded and mixed by Mathias Cornelius von Schneeberger at Donner and Blitzen Arcadia, California. *Mastered by Evren Gokner at Capitol. *Produced by Brant Bjork and Ryan Snyder for Duna Productions. *Duna art direction - Cale Bunker *Cover art - Bunker/Bjork

Notes

Besides the Sabbia soundtrack, the album contains the first studio recording of "Ultimate Kickback," a song which Brant has been performing live since 2004.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Somera Sol (album) Brant Bjork albums 2007 albums