Welcome back to another week of the Top 5 On Friday feature. Last week I ranked my favorite albums of 2024 from Heavy Psych Sounds (review here) and two weeks ago from Blues Funeral Recordings (review here). This week I’ll be posting my favorite five from Magnetic Eye Records. Three of my top twenty albums of year came out on...
Godzillionaire is a heavy stoner rock band from Lawrence, Kansas. Their prior releases includes their debut EP, 2017’s The Great DEPression, two full albums, 2018’s Small Change, and 2020’s Negative Balance. The current lineup of Godzillionaire includes Mike Dye on bass, synth, and vocals, Mark Hennessy on lead vocals, Cody Romaine on drums, and Ben White on guitar, synth, and...
The Oakland, California based power trio originally formed in 2013, under the name Hound. The Ether EP was released in 2016 and the band went through some lineup changes. The current members consist of Jake Navarra on guitars and lead vocals, Stephen Rogers on bass and synthesizer, and Jack Stiles on drums and backing vocals. The band officially changed their...
Early Moods is a doom/ proto-metal band from Los Angeles, California. The band formed in 2015 and have currently released an EP-2020’s Spellbound, a full length debut, 2022’s Self Titled, and their latest sophomore album, 2024’s A Sinner’s Past. The quintet features Eddie Andrade on guitar, Elix Feliciano on bass, Alberto Alcaraz on vocals, Chris Flores on drums, and Oscar...
Heavy Trip is a heavy psychedelic rock instrumental band from Vancouver, BC, Canada. The power trio consists of Cole Jandrisch on guitar, Cole Vibert on bass, and Ben Frith on drums. Their debut Self Titled album was released in 2020. The band’s latest sophomore album, entitled Liquid Planet, came out November 28th, 2024. The record was self released and contains...
Last week, I submitted my five favorite albums of 2024 from the label, Blues Funeral Recordings (here). Today, I’m gonna do the same thing for Heavy Psych Sounds. This idea started a couple of weeks ago when I posted about my five favorite underground record labels (post here). Heavy Psych Sounds from Italy, has been very active this past year...
Here is another post about several bands that I discovered since starting the Jam Yeti Music Blog, just over four months ago. This is part 3 of this feature. You can find the other two posts at the links provided (part 1 and part 2). It is my quest to find new underground bands and artists and promote their excellent...
The Kryss Talmeth Experience are a power trio based in Edinburgh, Scotland. They play a dynamic blend of stoner/ blues/ and psychedelic rock. The lineup features Craig Carnegie on guitar, vocals, and percussion, Mark Quinn on bass, and Matt Curtis on drums. The band released their debut album in 2019 entitled, Buy The Ticket Take The Ride. On December 6th,...
Causa Sui from Odense, Denmark, formed in 2004 and released a 2005 Self Titled and 2007 Free Ride album that featured vocals from Kasper Markus. When he left the band in 2008, Causa Sui decided to carry on as an instrumental and the line up consists of: Jess Kahr on bass, Jakob Skøtt on drums, Jonas Munk on guitar, electronics,...
Last week, I included my five favorite heavy rock record labels that cater to the underground riff rock and metal scene. Check out the post here. Starting this week, I will rank my five favorite releases from 2024, from each record label. I will start things off with Blues Funeral Recordings. Blues Funeral is a fantastic label that always deliver...