In other words: Jeez, February.
The List:
Iain Micah Weigert - Dust To Mud
https://iainmicahweigert.bandcamp.com/album/dust-to-mud
(Wonderful, heartfelt Cosmic Americana. Really a stand-out in terms of lyrics and execution. Definitely takes you through a dusty drive through the desert while you sort out your thoughts. Unearthly, phantom-doused, isolated, quietly flowing streams of consciousness skillfully put into little packages of mildly hallucinogenic, psych-y cosmic Americana/country and distributed evenly among the Arcadian macrocosm....)
Pinegrove - Skylight
https://pinegrove.bandcamp.com/album/skylight
(Okay, thousands of people like this band, apparently. I'm only just now hearing it. This kind of alternative country, alt-folk is pretty good. Something about the way everything fits together makes this a great album. I've heard the bands other albums, but for some reason, I like this one the best. Maybe it's because I heard it first, but these songs are really beautiful, poetic ditties that never stray too far outside of their comfort zone. Really a pleasure to listen to.)
Sleep Study - Miss America
https://sleepstudymusic.bandcamp.com/album/miss-america
(Minneapolis power pop quartet making a few waves with their latest effort, Miss America. These songs are so catchy, you're gonna need an injection.)
Orbiter - Resist, Submit, Repeat
https://orbiterrocks.bandcamp.com/album/resist-submit-repeat
(Heavy AF proggy hard rock from Norway. Quite a few things happening at once. The overpowering groove, aggressive vocals, and snarly approach. Throw in some stonery moments, and it becomes a far out trip into the cosmos.)
Thursday's Pussy Dogs - Howlin' Like A Shewolf
https://thursdayspussydogs.bandcamp.com/album/howlin-like-a-shewolf
(Spain surges forward with another amazing hard rock band. Spain seems to be catching up to the rest of the psych/stoner/heavy rock pack with true panache. Intense, jammy, groovy, soul-drenched hard rock with some unruly Southern touches. Ka-BAM!!)
Black Vulpine - Veil Nebula
https://momentofcollapserecords.bandcamp.com/album/veil-nebula
(Dark prog. One track on Bandcamp showing signs of promise. Female-fronted heavy, busy, sludgy, stonery prog with monster riffs and some psych-y feels. REM-inducing music for headbangers.)
Thee Telepaths - The Velvet Night
https://theetelepaths.bandcamp.com/album/the-velvet-night
(Krautrock, proto-punk, psych from the UK. Tripped-out, fuzzy landscapes. Has a touch of '80s darkwave, which is to my liking. When listening as a whole album, one will likely be transported to some other garage in some other land in some other time.)
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