Daily Peaks · 04.11.2025
Sometimes you have to wait almost 35 years for an Australian band to inject some power into the usual Americana whining, crank up the guitar amps, produce an aesthetically pleasing video, and make All Them Witches look like musical hillbillies. And the band also manages to make the increasingly prevalent dark country genre seem like a very simplistic and one-dimensional musical style. The upcoming album will undoubtedly be a very intense experience.
Heavystoned Albums · 27.10.2025
Almeria seems to be the Spanish equivalent of Palm Desert, California; a desert in the hinterland, surrounded by mountains, with the only difference being its Mediterranean location. Inland from Almeria lies Tabernas, where Desertfest has become an institution. And the organizers don't have to look far for bands, as ERIAL, a very interesting act, is already on the bill. The varying song lengths suggest different styles. And I'm a fan of 3-4 minute songs because they're usually more direct and...
Daily Peaks · 22.04.2025
Straight out of Nova Scotia, The Orchids Duo brings their first album, and it's loud, rough, and full of fuzz. With only two people – Rhys Poirier on guitar and vocals, and Alexis Grant on drums – they make enough noise for five. This self-titled debut is not clean or polished. But that's the point. The opening track, "Set It Off", punches right in. Dirty guitar, heavy drums, and a voice that sounds like it smokes unfiltered emotion. It sets the tone: this album is about energy, anger, and...
Daily Peaks · 03.07.2024
What do you expect, when a band is clever enough to blend Kyuss and Fu Manchu with the hypnotic riffin´ from Hawkwind? Yes, Psychlona and "Let´s go" could be a benchmark for their upcoming releases. Hailing from Bradford in the middle of Yorkshire, where you usually won´t expect some desert vibes, Psychlona found out the perfect balance between not being Heavy Metal and not being Blues and not being Rock. This is art and just in case why I put the tag "Driving Rock", there is the song put...
Daily Peaks · 13.05.2024
This record was created by AI (www.suno.com) and the artwork was created by www.openai.com. First I asked ChatGPT about its meaning about AI-created music. That´s the answer by ChatGPT: Sure, here are the translations of my previous answers: 1. Innovative: Music generated by artificial intelligence (AI) can often produce unconventional sounds and melodies that may not be achievable through traditional human composition techniques. (That doesn't apply to this album. It sounds quite traditional;...
Daily Peaks · 23.03.2024
Some songs create associations which I have to express by my own creativity. I checked my Bandcamp algorithm and stumbled over King of None from Finland. After listening for 20 seconds or so I had these pictures in my head when I traveled for the first time through the Egyptian desert in 1990 and listened to "Wasteland" by "The Mission". This made me to check an epic desert on Youtube and add this fantastic song to these amazing pictures. Speeder Approaching lies perfectly between "The Mission"...
Daily Peaks · 30.12.2023
This band moved their sound closer to Louisiana and the swamps of the Mississippi, far away from the dry and dusty deserts of Arizona. Anyway, there is always a piece of the desert loneliness lingering with this music. The Swamp Dukes managed the balance between 2000 miles when they dig some LA dirt à la Guns´n Roses and some heavyness of Louisianas Sludge. A brilliant, forward pushing piece of Heavy Rock, crowned by sleazy vocals and a FOAD-attitude. Brilliant appetizer for their new album.
Heavystoned Albums · 19.07.2023
Poznan isn´t situated in the desert, but the three members created some fine music which looks back in the 70´s, either the look or the sound of the band.