Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II is the second live extended play by American heavy metal band Baroness. It was released on Record Store Day through the band's own record label, Abraxan Hymns.
Background During a European tour in support of Baroness' fifth studio album Gold & Grey (which had released several months earlier), the band performed songs from the record live in Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio 1's Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter. This session resulted in Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II, a follow-up EP to the group's original Live at Maida Vale release from 2013.
Release Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II was released through Baroness' Abraxan Hymns label as part of a Record Store Day Black Friday event. It received a limited-edition one-off pressing of 3500 copies on 12" vinyl. Like the original Liva at Maida Vale release, the A-side of the record contains all of the music while the B-side includes an etching of John Baizley's cover artwork. A week after the physical release, the EP was made available for streaming services and it was released as a digital download.
Reception In a review for the German online music magazine HeavyPop, Oliver Gutbrunner praised the production of Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II as sounding better than that of Gold & Grey. He gave the EP a 6/10 rating, saying "If you absolve the band of their sludge heritage and classify it as consumer-friendly alternative/stoner rock, the performance has bite, even if the melodies and hooks remain interchangeable."
Track listing All music is composed by Baroness.
Personnel
Baroness John Dyer Baizley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, artwork Gina Gleason – lead guitar, backing vocals Nick Jost – bass guitar Sebastian Thomson – drums
Technical personnel Simon Askew – production, engineering Clive Painter – engineering Adam Boose – mastering
References
External links Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II at Bandcamp (streamed copy where licensed) Live at Maida Vale – Vol. II at Discogs (list of releases)