A rock release from David Moore and Westridge
- BuzzSlayers
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
The latest release from David Moore and Westridge delivers a very classic rock aesthetic with an amazing guitar tone that beckons the era of rock's past life, along with an uproarious energy that becomes quickly infectious.
It's not just the guitar tones and approach of the song; it is the risk that they're using and how they lean towards this sort of blues rock aesthetic. You could feel the soul oozing from these performances, and the whole thing has the air of a live show.
This has a lot to do with the energy levels. It does indeed feel like anyone involved was feeding off of each other's energies the entire time. It's possible the drums and guitars were initially laid live in a room, and that's maybe why you get this crazy addictive energy level throughout this entire thing.
It just feels like synergism. Now, I wasn't there for the recording of it, of course, so I'm not sure how it was done, but I can tell you that listening to this track makes you want to go see it all performed live right in your face.
I am quite aware that David is a multi-instrumentalist performing bass guitar, drums, guitars, keys, and vocals, but it's amazing how he can give off such a righteous aesthetic while he's doing it.
This track brings with it a wonderful warmth along with its classic rock drive, and it's something that becomes its own atmosphere.
The singles called "Chasing The Mothership", and it's got a great tightness to it in the way it was recorded. The electric guitars were double-tracked track but they're done super tight, so it almost feels like it's one guitar but with an added thickness.
Aside from the guitar tones and riffs, the drums were a big driving force behind his track and were also recorded and mixed in such a way that they also feel classically thriving.
This entire thing feels like it came right out of the late seventies, and if you grew up in that time. Listening to some of the best rock and roll out there, then this single will give you bouts of nostalgia, as it did for me.
The single is the latest in a string of them released throughout late 2024 and 2025, and all of them are worth listening to because each one showcases a little bit of a different side of songwriting approach and aesthetic. There's also a full-length album release last year that's quite robust and features some outstanding guitar work as well.
If you dig this track, then pretty much everything else is more than worth your time.
You can tell that this whole project puts a lot of effort into the small details. The way the mix is done, the tones of their instruments, the arrangements, and how they probably have a vision that is brought to fruition, or as close as possible.
I would definitely check this out and take a deep dive through some of the back catalog of David Moore and Westridge as soon as you can come, especially if you have an affinity for driving classic rock, blues rock, little hints of Southern tonality, and more.
Check this all out now and remember where you heard it first.