Soundgarden King Animal

2012, Soundgarden had been away since 1997, when its four members amicably agreed to put the band to rest while they pursued other projects. But by 2009 they'd decided to work together again. Rehearsals for a world tour swiftly turned into songwriting sessions. KING ANIMAL can be explosive, as in ,,Blood On The Valley Floor" (the quintessential, perfect, heavy Soundgarden song), nightmarish (,,Worse Dreams") or wistful (,,Halfway There"), leading us through changing sonic landscapes that can embrace both the jazz inflections of ,,Black Saturday" and the driving simplicity of feral rocker ,,Attrition". The subject matter is broad - Kim Thayil's lyrics for ,,Non-State Actor" are an incisive and cynical take on the powers behind political thrones, while Cornell's bruised and introspective ,,Bones Of Birds" explores the terrors and vulnerabilities of parenthood. Soundgarden remain a truly ´alternative` band in an age when the word has been devalued to just another genre label.