Unida's debut album
Coping with the Urban Coyote marks a sharp musical turn for singer/songwriter/guitarist
John Garcia, toward straight-ahead hard rock and away from his artier work in
Kyuss and
Slo Burn. Songs like "Thorn" and "Blackwoman" are loud, propulsive rock excursions, featuring
Garcia's emotive, classic rock singing, and only the relatively gentle finale "You Wish" sees
Unida vary from the tried-and-true hard rock formula. ~ Heather Phares