US / THEM: Morrison Graves return with new single "The Swarm", tour in November

"A very late in the year find, but quite a good one. If you love Jim Morrison and his vocals with The Doors, you will also enjoy Morrison Graves." #2 ranking (December '22) -- Doom Charts

"Get bummed... Should you feel the need to get your young Jim Morrison and/or early Mark Lanegan on." -- Metal Injection

“A fuzzy convergence of ’60s psych, indie rock, and influences coming from the East... Channeling collective dread into cathartic rock.” — Psychedelic Baby

"Creates an atmosphere of opulent psych rock and mesmerizing melodies... Sonically captivating." -- CvltNation

Portland, OR band Morrison Graves return today with "The Swarm" -- the first new single since their 2023 debut album Division Rising. The song launched earlier with an insightful review via Psychedelic Baby Magazine HERE. "The Swarm" is now available on all DSPs HERE.

Morrison Graves also announce West Coast tour dates in November. Please see all shows below.

The band's debut album Division Rising received a wealth of praise for its captivating take on heavy rock and 60s psychedelia. Listen to Division Rising via Bandcamp and Spotify. Watch & share "Crane Song" video via CvltNation HERE. (Direct YouTube.)

Morrison Graves navigate the realms of pre-doom and post-psychedelia. Their fuzzy, swirling brand of rock pulls influence from 60's psych/garage, Eastern modes, and indie rock.

Morrison Graves’ debut album, Division Rising, released during the pandemic, valiantly tackled themes of gentrification, homelessness, and socio-economic disparity. This album was a collective howl in dark times, garnering an audience and establishing a precedent for the band.

After the world re-opened, Morrison Graves transitioned from a recording project to a live band. Yet, emerging into this new post-pandemic reality, it is evident that normalcy has been shattered and the fragile constructs that society was precariously balanced upon are now nakedly exposed.

In this fraught atmosphere, Morrison Graves has embarked upon recording a new EP, Under The Weight of Gravity. Their new songs address themes of tribalism, resource consumption, the global war machine, civil war, death, loss, and hope. There is urgency to address this existential state of dread and to sound the alarm. Firmly grounded in their ethos and distinct point of view, Morrison Graves’ response is to create rather than scream into the void. Under The Weight of Gravity will be Morrison Graves’ first post-pandemic release.

“The Swarm”, the EP’s first single, tells a story of a woman in a war-torn World who regains consciousness after an explosion. Upon awakening, she finds her son and husband deceased from the explosion. She screams. She cries. She becomes filled with rage. Will the locusts prey.

Division Rising is available on LP, CD and digital, released on March 31, 2023. Orders are available HERE.

MORRISON GRAVES - LIVE 2025:

10/17 Portland, OR - Starday Tavern

10/18 Corvallis, OR - Whiteside Theater

11/05 Sacramento, CA - Cafe Colonial

11/06 Long Beach, CA - Alex’s Bar

11/07 Los Angeles, CA - The Monty Bar

11/08 Santa Cruz, CA - SC Recording

11/09 San Francisco, CA - Kilowatt Bar