Mastodon, possibly the hardest band playing the festival, is playing the entirety of their new album, “Crack the Skye,” tonight.
I sat down with Brann and Bill today, thanks to Rick from Warner Bros., and they were really nice and seemed to be a little puzzled as to how they ended up on the bill.
They compared the new album to a bottle of wine or some aged cheese, two years from their last record. They were joking. But they did say it’s a little wiser.
It’s one of the best albums I’ve heard this year so you should definitely pick it up.
Oh, and their gift from the Coachella organizers was a Mastodon painting with the band’s name written in black lace and painted.