Unida is one of singer John Garcia's many post-Kyuss "desert rock" projects. You may remember Kyuss as the band that introduced us to not only Mr. Garcia, but to Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age frontman), and Brant Bjork (solo artist) as well... but that's for another post.
The main draw for me with Unida (as with all of Garcia's projects...Hermano and Slo Burn to name a couple) is Garcia's instantly recognizable voice.
I will use the stellar track "If Only Two" (link below) as a case study. The rhythm section lets loose-an inexorable juggernaut hurtling through the speakers with undisclosed evil intent. Garcia howls and bellows- his delivery calling to mind the agonized cries arising from that stygian pit which hath no bottom. The combination hangs bristling in the air-so palpable that one feels as though they could reach up, grab it by its aural udders, and milk it into a bucket. In other words, it rocks...hard. The next track, "Nervous", is more of the same. Regrettably, the album provides little, if any direction in coping with the very real urban coyote problem. Any municipal task-force members or animal control specialists who bought the album solely for that purpose will be sorely disappointed.
Here's "If Only Two":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMEI6AnJjyk
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