I pre-order almost nothing. In fact, I deliberately stay 3-6 months behind the pack to avoid clogging my wishlist with unreleased stuff. Too many pre-ordered duds in my collection.
But these ladies from Russia are next level. Complex and captivating, progressive but not noodly, hard rock bordering on metal. Elements of folk with song structures originating outside of the West, this music should be in any collection of diverse heavy music. Lute FP
Occult psych-folk in the '70s U.K. tradition that further affirms the historical link between Appalachian and British folk songs. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 8, 2019
A compilation of rollicking cuts from this Australian post-punk band that plays like a hybrid of the Velvets and the Stooges. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 3, 2017
The flac version of this sounds great in my truck... not a crunch, clip or boom to be heard. That, in itself, gets this major points.
This is a lovely combination of early Floyd, U2 and a few San Francisco bands from the '60s with a heavy dose of Helmet tossed in. It's definitely best of breed when it comes to modern psych stuff. Even without a Hammond B3, it gets an easy A+... rick-taylor