There’s just something special about Swedish bands which places them head and shoulders above so many of their stylistic contemporaries, regardless of homeland. Three Seasons is just one such band; the new project from ex-Siena Root singer Sartez which totally rocks the party AND the body with its capable mastery of everything groove-a-licious and riff-tastic. Taking influence from every classic rock playbook in existence, the band’s Life’s Road debut is a hard-rollin’ amalgamation of bluesy swagger and psych-stomp, without ever really drinking too deeply from that fountain of plagiarist misinformation to be considered ‘unoriginal.’ If anything, Three Seasons presents a glorious affirmation of their influences and takes it whole hog into their sound, bringing together elements of jam, blue-rock, proto-metal and psych into one nicely wrapped package of swinging rhythms, hard rock riffs and salacious, sexy songwriting power. Although the band’s influences range from Jimi Hendrix, Mountain, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Deep Purple, Govt. Mule and Santana, Three Seasons tread their own path with enough confidence to supercede the also-rans and make a firm, memorable statement of their own here on Life’s Road. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.