WOLFMOTHER RETURNS

Aussie retro stomp monster Andrew Stockdale returns with dazzling second LP Cosmic Egg

First, here's a very high quality video of first album Wolfmother goodness with gratuitous Jackass appearances to whet your whistle:


If Black Sabbath reunited and made an album tomorrow, the result would be Wolfmother's first album. The monster riffs, plodding style, high pitched vocals, and dramatic imagery reminded everyone of Sabbath and Zeppelin, and that is most definitely a good thing.

After the first album things got a little difficult. Stockdale (guitar/vocals/the whole reason to listen) kicked the drummer and bassist, which is to say everyone else, out of the band, recruiting some new blood in the form of Ian Peres, Aidan Nemeth, and Dave Atkins.

Cosmic Egg, Wolfmother's new album, is a little bit less of an anachronism than their first effort. Something about the sound and feel of this album, together with the presence of an additional guitarist, seems more modern. The riffs continue to kick ass, and the songwriting is stronger than before. It's another glorious example of heavy metal as it was at the beginning. Check it out.

Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg
Wolfmother - New Moon Rising (Live on Conan)

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P.S. If you pick up Cosmic Egg, I highly recommend the Deluxe version. Four more tracks means 20 more minutes of rocking.