Welcome to the last installment for my five favorite albums of 2024 from five of my favorite record labels. This series started in late December when I posted about five of my favorite current underground record labels (here). From there I reviewed Blues Funeral Recordings (here), Heavy Psych Sounds (here), Magnetic Eye Records (here), and Ripple Music (here). This brings...
Toronto, Canada’s Indie/ riff rocking legends Puddy, are back with a new album! It has been twenty five years since their landmark debut album, 2000’s Sweetspot was released. In 2023, the band remixed and remastered the album and scaled off a few tracks for a lean and mean vinyl repressing (review here.) It has been over seventeen years since Puddy...
LowMad are a sludgy, fuzzed out, punk infused, stoner metal band from East Flanders, Belgium. The band consists of Kenneth De Schepper on bass and vocals, Philip Couliez on drums, Tom Fruytier on guitar and vocals, and Christof Bessems on guitar and backing vocals. They have two albums out including 2021’s Lowland, and their latest 2024’s Lost. The album was...
The Lunar Effect formed in 2016 and are based in London, England. Their sound is a mix of hard bluesy retro rock and grunge. The band members include Jon Jefford on guitar, Daniel Jefford on drums, Brett Halsey on bass, and Josh Neuwford on vocals. They have released 2017’s Strange Lands EP, and 2019’s Calm Before The Calm. Their latest...
Whores. is a post hardcore/ noise rock/ metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. The band formed in 2010 and currently consists of Christian Lembach on vocals and guitar, Casey Maxwell on bass, and Douglas Jennings Barrett on drums. The power trio released a couple of EPs including 2011’s Ruiner, and 2013’s Clean. The band then put out their debut album, 2016’s...
The Sonoma County power trio Deer Lord are back with a new recording of two of their older songs from their debut 2020 Deer Lord EP. The heavy riff rocking doom and rollers return with new and improved versions of the songs “Deer Lord” and “Into The Beam”. Both songs are now available (as of January 24th, 2025) on all...
This week I am going to rank my five favorite 2024 albums from Ripple Music. So far, I covered my favorites from Blues Funeral (here), Heavy Psych Sounds (here), and Magnetic Eye (here). Ripple Music is an incredible label that pumps out so many good releases each year. It was very difficult to narrow it down because I have enjoyed...
Dunes are a heavy stoner rock trio based in New Castle, in the United Kingdom. The lineup includes John Davies on guitars and vocals, Ade Huggins on bass and vocals, and Nikky Watson on drums. The band’s recordings consist of: 2017’s Dunes EP and Dunes EP 2, 2019’s Take Me To The Nasties, 2022’s Gargoyle, and their latest 2025’s Land...
Sacri Monti is a heavy psychedelic/ progressive rock band from Oceanside, California. The band formed in 2012 and their name comes from nine sacred mountains in northern Italy. Sacri Monti has three full length albums available, 2015’s Self Titled, 2019’s Waiting Room For The Magic Hour, and their latest, 2024’s Retrieval. They also released a live album, Live At Sonic...
Stonekind is a stoner rock duo from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Consisting of Jeff Ayers, Jr on drums and vocals, and Davis Templeton on guitar and bass, Stonekind released their second full length album, Hollow Ground on June 14th 2024. Their prior releases include 2019’s Stonekind EP, and 2021’s Spirit Of The Void. Hollow Ground contains eight tracks at thirty five minutes...