Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway

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Nashville’s critically-acclaimed psych/space rock band HOWLING GIANT has contributed a Pink Floyd cover to a tribute compilation coming from Magnetic Eye Records.

The band provided their interpretation of the Pink Floyd obscurity, “Matilda Mother” (streaming below), to the colossal ‘The Wall [Redux]‘ and ‘Best Of Pink Floyd‘ releases set to arrive this fall.

The releases will cover Pink Floyd’s classic album ‘The Wall’, as well as a bunch of their other songs recorded by such acts as Ruby The Hatchet, Melvins, Domkraft, ASG, Mark Lanegan, Year Of The Cobra, Low Flying Hawks, Sasquatch, and others.

You can pre-order both ‘The Wall [Redux]’ and ‘The Best Of Pink Floyd’ HERE.

In HOWLING GIANT-related news, the band will embark upon a U.S. east coast tour in May, dubbed “Escape From The Lab 2018“, prior to their appearance at this year’s Psycho Las Vegas fest in August.  Here are those dates:

5.10 – Chicago IL @ Reggies
5.11 – Cincinnati OH @ Chameleon Pizza
5.12 – Pittsburgh PA @ Howler’s
5.13 – Buffalo NY @ Mohawk Place
5.15 – TBA
5.16 – Easthampton MA @ The Ohm
5.17 – Wallingford CT @ Cherry Street Station
5.18 – Philadelphia PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
5.19 – York PA @ The Depot
5.20 – Frederick MD @ Guido’s
5.22 – Baltimore @ The Depot
5.23 – Washington DC @ Atlas Brew Works
5.24 – Raleigh NC @ Slim’s
5.25 – Wilmington VA @ Reggies 42nd Street Tavern
5.26 – Asheville NC @ Sly Grog

8.17-19 – Las Vegas, NV @ PSYCHO LAS VEGAS

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