God damn, it
was 100 degrees last week and snow on the mountain tops this morning. Fall has
officially arrived. What’s this mean for Bandcamp Bonanza? I’ll tell you one
thing, it means you can be certain there will be more bad ass albums presented
as often as I keep my lazy ass copying and pasting the links. Listening is the
easy part. All you gotta do is push play. GO.
Neoga Blacksmith – Chronontonius
I remember I
first discovered these guys a couple years ago while I was on a business trip
in Seattle and being
completely blown away. To this day their last album is one of my most played
albums in my bandcamp collection.
Another
stellar output of heavy eclectic blues rock hypnotizing us with a sly,
psychedelic twang, hair raising keys and mind numbing melodies. I would love
for all their records to be available on vinyl.
The Miracle Mongers – Dumb Monsters
This one
popped up on the feed a week or so ago and I was hesitant at first due to the
band name being a little bit silly. Upon a full listen I was hooked and have
been playing this one almost every day lately. It grows on you. The musicality
is on point and with a little more exposure these guys have potential to be
great. I’d like to see what they can do on stage to be honest.
Fat
and doomy guitar tones spiked with proggy California feel-good groove. Favorite
track: Oblivion.
Sanhedrin – A Funeral For the World
Debut album
of the Year? For fans of everything heavy metal Sanhedrin will satisfy. The
riffs are huge and catchy at the same time. Their description on their page is
on point and I have been digging the shit out of this ever since it dropped.
A Funeral
For The World celebrates all things heavy metal with a scorching metallic fuzz
overlain by Maiden esque vocal chops and a groove factor off the charts. For
any fan of metal, stoner, doom, or hard rock. This will go down as one of the
strongest debut metal albums of 2017. Mark my words.
Widows and Crows – The Sins of Ravens EP
Wow,
what a powerful display of heavy blues meets outlaw rock and roll. Definitely
got my radar on these guys. Think Shawn James meets The Devil and the Almighty
Blues. .
Taiga Woods – Taiga Woods
Pun intended
in full. Doomed & Stoned website and blog brought this to my attention the
week leading up to its full release. Billy Goat couldn’t say enough good things
with the full
on interview and breakdown of the album on the blog. I listened and I
couldn’t agree more. This album is on fire.
Taiga
Woods drives the green with this impressive debut album complete with reverb
drenched fuzz, pop laced vocals, and hook laden chorus runs. The tumultuous
riffs are progressively catchy and its psychedelic flair remains bogey
free. Favorite track: Do What You Want.
Gin Lady – Electric Earth
I have been
a huge fan of this band for some years now and soon to be proud owner of the
latest album Electric Earth on vinyl. On first listen I was a bit taken aback
as I was sort of expecting something different. What I did not expect was how
much the album grows on you and reminds you of the softer side of the 70’s
classic rock sound. And look at that artwork!!!
Electric
Earth exposes Gin Lady's aged rock roots with a new, modern masterpiece. The
tuneful southern twang erodes the landscape with 'organ'ic melodies and
soothing classic rock riffs that pay homage to a musical era fermented by 50
years of sunshine and water. It's as if the Allmans and the Doobies found out
they were blood brothers separated at birth and made a record in celebration.
The days are
getting shorter and the air is crisping up as its approaching my favorite time
of year. As with every season, the music gives us comfort against the changing
temperature and waning sunshine. Until next time I’ll try and keep the bandcamp
fire stoked.
-The
Huntsman
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