Audio Current

1. California Queen 2. New Moon Rising 3. White Feather 4. Sundial 5. In The Morning 6. 10,000 Feet 7. Cosmic Egg 8. Far Away 9. Pilgrim 10. In The Castle 11. Phoenix 12. Violence Of The Sun

Wolfmother (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)

(2009) LP – Cosmic Egg (Modular/Interscope)

Hard Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Stoner Rock

Andrew Stockdale (Vocals, Guitar)

Ian Peres (Bass, Keyboards)

Aidan Nemeth (Guitar)

David Atkins (Drums)

(Wolfmother play their new song, ‘New Moon Rising’, on Jools Holland)

Wolfmother are back, after surviving a major lineup overhaul.  Two of the power trio’s founding members, Chris Ross and Myles Heskett, left the band due to “irreconcilable personal and musical differences.”  Sole founding member and frontman Andrew Stockdale (Lead Guitar/Lead Vocals) decided it wasn’t over.  Instead, he continued writing new material and searched out three new members to forge ahead.

Cosmic Egg, kicks off with a stunner, ‘Caifornia Queen’, which delivers Page riffage and Plant vocals at a screaming pace, complete with a sludgy slowdown and a searing Stockdale solo.  Yes, Wolfmother are truly back.

‘New Moon Rising’, has one blistering riff after another, and is probably the most similar to the Wolfmother of old.

‘Sundial’, is the first glimmer of them pushing their sound forward.  Of course, it starts with another huge wah riff, more Audioslave than Zep, but it’s when Andrew’s vocals appear that things really get interesting.  He has this sick vocal flow that’s just plain groovin’.

On, ‘Violence Of The Sun’, they chart even more new territory.  Melodic keyboards, a drawn out descending bass line, and Andrews vocals crossing right into Oasis territory.  It becomes a fabulous concoction indeed, more relaxed and soulful than anything he has done in the past.

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