Night Beats - Rajan (2023)

Night Beats music can still be described as somewhere beetween The Black Keys and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, but on their sixth album, Rajan, their garage psych rock leans more on the psychedelic side, while keeping a pop/rock song structure. In any case it coudl be their (well, Night Beats is mostly Danny Lee Blackwell) best album yet. Laid back and groovy, fillled with memorable riffs and songs. Good stuff.

The BC page.

 

My favourite music in 2021 : the eclectic list

So basically what you'll find in this list is my favourite releases from 2021 that didn't fit in the other lists I made (grindcore, industrial, metal), so you'll have punk rock, afro-caribean, hard rock, garage, psych rock, free jazz, neofolk, noise rock, post-punk and hip-hop. In alphabetical order. Click to go to the review.

 

Amyl & The Sniffers - Comfort to Me

 

Anthony Joseph - The Rich Are Only Defeated When Running for Their Lives

 

 Bror Gunnar Jansson - Faceless Evil, Nameless Fear

 

Danko Jones - Power Trio

Dope Purple - Grateful End

John Zorn - Chaos Magick

John Zorn - New Masada Quartet

Night Beats - Outlaw R & B

Of the wand and the moon - Your Love Can't Hold The Wreath Of Sorrow

 

Throat - Smile Less

Viagra Boys - Welfare Jazz

 

Work Money Death - The Space In Which The Uncontrollable Unknown Resides, Can Be The Place From Which Creation Arises

 

 Xon'a’Jazza - Road to Hell

 

ZillaKami - Dog Boy

 

 

 

Night Beats - Outlaw R & B (2021)

I discovered Night Beats with  their third album in 2016, Who Sold My Generation, that I really enjoyed and played a lot, with its good mix of 60' rock and more modern garage like The Black Keys, but then I've been disappointed by Myth of a Man in 2019 (it had a few good songs, but wasn't completely convincing overall). Their new album, Outlaw R & B, is a return to form, their garage rock still reminding the 60', Dylan as well as the Black Keys again, but also The Brian Johnstown Massacre, and The Cramps (the guitar sound but not only). Recommended stuff.

The Bandcamp page.

 

Night Beats - Who Sold My Generation? (2016)

Night Beats is a trio from Seattle and Who Sold My Generation? is their third album, and probably their best. Three years after Sonic Bloom they continue to propose some excellent psychedelic / sixties rock with some garage elements that could remind the Black Keys (when they were good). Not too retro and generic while keeping what's the beating heart of sixties psych' rock, Who Sold My Generation? is a really finely crafted and enjoyable album.

Their Bandcamp