Quarter one is done! Here are two handfuls of albums that have our full attention.
Jericho Sirens by Hot Snakes
Like dropping in on a Tsunami, Hot Snakes return like they never left! These guys pummel with such groove it could never be duplicated though many have tried. People always ask me, if you were in a band what would it sound like? It would sound like this shit below, Ride the Snakes! – Apache Slomo
Drift by The Men
The Men keep churning them out and they’re all slightly different, this one possibly being the biggest departure from the sound that they’re most known for, which is perhaps why I’m so enthralled by it.
– MCG.
All at Once by Screaming Females
I don’t know about you but just having an absolute fucking shred head dressed in a beautiful little package like Marissa Paternoster helps me sleep at night. I can start this album at any point, Agnes Martin or my favorite Soft Domination and end up in the same place which is in awe of this band. – Apache Slomo
Virtue by The Voidz
Read our short review on this gem!
– MCG.
Dave’s Dungeon by Avon
This one fell in my lap like a gift from above and also because I do my homework. I knew the drum work sounded familiar and when I looked into it wasn’t surprised to hear Alfredo Hernandez ( Kyuss, QOTSA) is providing the sticksmanship. This is the desert boogie by way of London psych rock that I dream of. – Apache Slomo
All This Will Be by Closer
Such an easy listen considering how in your face it is. Beautiful chaos.
– MCG.
Freedom’s Goblin by Ty Segall
My wife didn’t quite grasp the sheer raw talent of the all mighty Ty until I queued up Alta and You Say All the Nice Things, then she melted understanding that Ty takes the Beatles to a garage punk wonderland. I could spend all day with his catalogue and today I just might cause it makes me feel good and is now on Spotty! – Apache Slomo
Room Inside the World by Ought
I love post-punk and I’m not afraid to obsessively listen to it, talk about it, and write about it. Ought rides a slinky through the darkness on this one, twisting reality into dreams.
– MCG.
Mindfucker by Monster Magnet
This one is for me, probably not your cup of tea and I’m not sure why! But as a kid who once walked into a Peaches (old record store chain, they were nice) in Fort Lauderdale, I took a chance of Dopes To Infinity and never looked back in anger. An absolute cosmic power house Dave Wyndorf opened my third eye and for that respects get paid and I devour new Magnet! – Apache Slomo
Basic Behaviour by FRIGS
More darkness, more angst, more brooding aggression; just the way it should be!
– MCG.
The honorablest of mentions:
Cocoa Sugar by Young Fathers, August Greene by August Greene, Stone Woman by Charlotte Day Wilson