The set’s biggest surprise is its final cut, “Evil People, Pt. 1.” Though under six minutes it feels like a jam track with serpentine organ, throbbing bass, and martial tom-toms overlaid with distorted guitars in a three-chord vamp that creates a hypnotic, head-wagging pulse as Mariani sings with malevolence at the heart of the mix. […]
GospelbeacH keeps its relaxed, unmistakably West Coast sound fully in place on “Freeway to the Canyon,” a track from the band’s upcoming collection of live and unreleased songs, Another Winter Alive. – ALL MUSIC HERE
Dirty Photographs doesn’t rewrite what we know about the Bonnevilles, but it shows that they aren’t afraid to play with their formula and they have the smarts and the talent to try new things. – REVIEW HERE
BUFFALO KILLERS channel their inner Curtis Mayfield on new single. Song Premiere: Buffalo Killers, “Parachute” via ALL MUSIC here
Another Summer of Love’s not a million miles away from what GospelbeacH tried to do on their first album — Petty and the Dead certainly share large chunks of musical DNA — but here the energy and sense of purpose the group displays make it a much more cohesive and entertaining record, filler-free and radio-ready. […]
Claw Machine Wizard does sound just a bit less raunchy than their past few efforts, and contrary to expectations, that turns out to work in their favor. Don’t worry, this album is still industrial-strength stomp-down blues-rock, but Jason Davis’ engineering and mix add a bit more clarity to the group’s attack, and the result boasts […]
There’s no arguing that this album is the work of a unique talent who is clearly not interested in making another by-the-numbers blues album. Holder and his band — bassist Travis Kilgore and drummer Doug Bales — hit with the impact of a rock band, and they’re full of dirty swagger, but Holder’s potent slide […]
The 2016 sophomore studio long-player from the bluesy Aussie psych-rockers, Hairy Mountain delivers another muscular blast of lovingly retooled classic rock that bristles with electric, down-under eccentricity. Similar in tone to the Sword, Thin Lizzy, Cream, Electric Wizard, and Blue Öyster Cult-loving High Country that, like Datura4’s debut, arrived the year prior, Hairy Mountain ultimately […]
The retro milieu in which Leg works is part of his swampy mystique, and it works to his advantage as his growling vocals and dazzling organ and electric piano work coalesce in thick slabs of analog glory. Again, this is part of what drew fans to him in the first place, but the new tones […]
Beck in Black demonstrates Beck’s skills behind the kit, from the frantic trash-can percussion of “Zombie Blocked” and jittery drive of “Crackalacka” to the bluesy groove of “The Pusher” and the near-funky skip of “Chevrolet.” – REVIEW HERE