This feature costs me more money than you would imagine.
What I mean is, I bought half these albums as I was writing about them just
now. Now I do get a lot of promotional codes sent to me by bands, but my habit
requires just as much spending as I get for free and it’s all in the spirit of
rock n roll and supporting the good thing we got going right now in the music
world. I dropped $30 just here tonight adding a few of these to my collection,
as I was digging in my wishlist for some lingering albums as my addiction
overpowered my budgetary control. The way I look at it is I’ll just stick to
free work coffee for the next week or two and the music will pay for itself.
Check em out. This was a real strong week.
TrYangle - Wolf
Damn, this is some wicked shit! It has a brooding
progressive edge that I can’t get over. The vocals are intriguing with a
twisted melody and a grinding fuzz leaving you in awe as to what’s coming next.
For those looking for something fresh here’s your chance! Well done guys.
Thunderbird Divine – Magnasonic
Megasonic not only plows us with hard charging distortion,
but emits a cloud of multi-dimensional fuzz boosting its impact into divine
territory. The layers of surprise buried deep within the heavy block of steel
riffs thrust with cosmic force and plutonic origin.
Aunt Cynthia’s Cabin – Mud Room #13
God damn this sounds promising. Although there is 4 more
songs coming with the full release slated for February 8th, 2019 its worth your
money to buy it now just for the song ‘Arrows’ alone.
The Southern CA jammers
forge a garage rock ecstasy complete with bone chilling twang and soul piercing
tempo. Mud Room #13 shakes the silty haze of psych free from your stoned and
weary mind with its mountainous spirit and transcendental flow.
The Dalton
Correction – Beware of Yahara
The Dalton Correction kind of hit me out of nowhere. A
random find I stumbled upon. What caught my eyes and ears was obviously the
descriptions of the band and the availability of vinyl. Buenos
Aires, Argentina
has somewhat of a killer heavy psych scene and the entire continent of South America for that matter embellishes in a tribal,
ethnic sort of vibe. I found myself listening to this via my wishlist quite
frequently this week. Although I cannot decipher the lyrics within the overall
message is heard loud and clear. While writing this review I actually decided
it was time to break out thy wallet and order the vinyl. I am lured into the
mystique quite frequently when there are no others that appear to have noticed
the album on bandcamp yet. This has a nice sound for vinyl in my house and will
be a welcome addition to the family.
Petrichor – II
What sold me here was the unconventional vocal tone by Tess
Fisher. The music is described as occult heavy rock, which I wouldn’t
necessarily disagree with, however these days occult seems to get tossed around
a lot and I really would throw these guys more over into the ‘progressive’ camp
of heavy rock n doom. The vocals are as chic as they are demonic and the rhythm
and groove backs you up into a dark corner and slathers you with its voluptuous
spirit. Ya I guess you could say occult is apt, but also don’t assume Uncle
Acid occult as this is much more enjoyable for those looking for something
different.
Black Atlas – Weight of the World
This was released back in November and as I remember some
groups online giving it the thumbs up, it lingered in my wishlist until just
recently where I pushed play and succumbed myself to the English take on heavy
stoner fuzz. Wow, man this is a thick slab of tender riffs with enough clout to
straight up flatten the globe like a pancake. Syrup anyone?
The Sky Giants – The Shifting of Phaseworld
The Sky Giants have taken a progressive turn for the better
on their follow up to last years What the Future Knows. Who knew the future
would take their Rush and Voivod influence and push it into early Mastodon
heights with a much heavier output complete with doom sensibilities and a big
phat groove. This isn’t your standard radio rock folks, this is tightly
constructed and adventurous prog rock.
Imperial Jade – On The Rise
Talk about being on the rise, Spain has been dominating the
release charts in my discovery as of late. I’ve always love the soulful vibe
the Spanish rock scene has proven in recent years. Imperial Jade wowed me big
time on their debut album Please Welcome Imperial Jade, which I featured in my
Bonanza article back in 2016. This time around they have VINYL. Yes!! The new one takes it to the next level in terms of songwriting. It may seem a little softer than the debut, but that also translates well for this kind of music. The southern down home charm is still present and a deeper sense of soul comes to life with a patronizing psych tagging along for the ride of smooth classic rock riffs of the 70’s.
Bonanza article back in 2016. This time around they have VINYL. Yes!! The new one takes it to the next level in terms of songwriting. It may seem a little softer than the debut, but that also translates well for this kind of music. The southern down home charm is still present and a deeper sense of soul comes to life with a patronizing psych tagging along for the ride of smooth classic rock riffs of the 70’s.
Battle at Sea – Battle
at Sea
This was a bandcamp feed discovery the other day. The tags
just looked appealing, the timing was right and the price was right. What I
liked about this one is you never knew where it was going to go and it kept you
on the edge of your earbuds.
Taking a grizzled progressive stance in its approach the
music sounds neither familiar nor does it polarize, yet it steals your heart
and it crushes your expectation.
Vertical – Vol. 3
You might be thinking to yourself, “What happened to Volume
2?” Well does it really matter after pushing play on this complete shit kicker
of an EP? I knew I liked these guys on their debut released back in 2017, but
what they did here was floor us all with 5 new songs of high energy rock and
metal.
Holy mother of all holy mother f'ers! Vertical have just
destroyed me on this 15th day of January, 2019. I haven't heard riffs and
grooves this stimulating in quite sometime. The vocals are downright racy and
the swagger is plumb tight. Favorite track: Acute.
-The Huntsman
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