THE LOUDER STUFF
DEEP PURPLE – Turning to Crime
It’s a covers album, but I haven’t had this much fun with a Deep Purple release since 1984. (8)
ELDER & KADAVAR – ELDOVAR: A Story of Darkness & Light
Two bands from the stoner/heavy-psych world join forces and go full-on prog/classic rock. (7)
TOM MORELLO – The Atlas Underground Flood
Tom, for fuck’s sake man, just put the band back together will you? (6)
THE TEA PARTY – Blood Moon Rising
Not quite Greta Van Fleet-level, but a pretty accurate Led Zep karaoke. (7)
VOLBEAT – Servant Of The Mind
Nothing here sounds remotely new or revolutionary, but their Metallica-meets-Misfits rip-off shtick is tons of fun. (8)
THE OTHER STUFF
JASON BOLAND & THE STRAGGLERS – The Light Saw Me
It’s country, and it’s a concept album about a cowboy being abducted by aliens, and it’s great and funny and metaphysical so buckle up for a wild ride. (8)
THE BRANDY ALEXANDERS – The Brandy Alexanders
Is psychedelic yacht rock a thing now? (8)
RICHARD DAWSON & CIRCLE – Henki
This collaboration between Iron Maiden-loving folk singer Dawson and kraut/prog weirdos Circle is a concept album about plants and botany and it’s as bonkers as I hoped it would be. (8)
HOUEIDA HEDFI – Fleuves De L'Ame
The debut album by this female Tunisian artist combines North African tradition with subtle electronica/ambient elements and is one of the best World Music records of the year. (8)
VARIOUS ARTISTS – Think I'm Going Weird: Original Artefacts from the British Psychedelic Scene 1966-1968
Compilation box sets are something of a lost art in the day of short attention spans and Spotify playlists, but this is a great one with 120 tracks spread over five discs. The title is self-explanatory. (10)
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