THE deep, gravelly rumble of Barrence Whitfield and his band, the Savages, will be echoing round the walls of The Railway Hotel in Southend next month, when he returns for another visit.

It follows the release of Barrence Whitfield and the Savages' fourth LP, Soul Flowers of Titan.

The record is said to "embrace a cosmic and groovy unification - a wild, electric phantasmagoria of blues, rock, garage, and soul."

It's about people shooting guns, separating, coming home (someday), falling in love, running around, leaving this earth, going crazy, drinking coffee, and thinking about Sun Ra.

Longtime followers of the Savage Sound will notice right away a heavier sound, a blast of B3 and Rheem organs (courtesy of newest Savage Brian Olive) and a live-in-the-room urgency. It’s a multi-faceted vehicle for a top-notch band wigging out with beefy, staccato blues scales, punk and garage riffs, fronted by a first-order shouter well-heeled in the aesthetics of soul, R&B, and rockabilly.

Soul Flowers of Titan is Barrence Whitfield and the Savages’ third LP for Bloodshot Records and fourth since reforming in 2010 after a 25-year hiatus.

Since shooting out of Boston in the mid 1980s, their sweaty dance party shows and love of primal soul, have made the band to R&B what the Cramps were to rockabilly.

Along with original Savage Peter Greenberg (The Lyres, DMZ) and Phil Lenker, they released several records on Rounder Records, became a favorite of BBC DJ Andy Kershaw, and won seven Boston Music Awards.

After they reunited in the 21st century, adding Andy Jody on drums and Tom Quartulli on sax, they released Savage Kings on Shake It Records and Dig Thy Savage Soul and Under the Savage Sky on Bloodshot.

They will appear at the pub in Clifftown Road, on Friday May 18, at 8pm.

Tickets are available from wegottickets.com.