Wolfmother

Album: Cosmic Egg

Oxymoronically, “Cosmic Egg” is what might be called contemporary classic rock; if you like layers of multi-tracked guitars, this albums full of psychedelic phasers, wah peddles and possibly double necked Gibson SGs. In other words its guitar hero stuff all the way through and there’s a generous sixteen tracks on offer that hold consistent in their quality.

They have been criticised for reinventing the wheel, which I personally felt when I first heard them, but honestly that’s pretty much the issue with classic rock - it’s set in stone. After listening through a couple of times the album really grew on me and I’ll happily say that Wolfmother are innovating in a field with little room left to maneuver - Cosmic Egg being the jewel in their discography.

Personally speaking, I’m favorable to the ralentandos (tempo shifts) and arpeggios on “Eyes Open” and “Violence of the Sun”. They are just all too satisfying.