Whenever
Australia’s Wolfmother release a
record it’s pretty much guaranteed to find a place somewhere in the middle of
my list. You always know what you’re
going to get – classic 70s rock, with all of the solos, Hammond organ sections
and all-round rawk that goes with
it. Musically proficient and fantastic live, Wolfmother have been ploughing a fairly similar furrow for a decade
now. Unsurprisingly, there are no
surprises on album four, but the consistency of the song-writing on Victorious means that it’s probably their
best record since 2006’s eponymous debut.
The title track has a super palm-muted verse, ‘City Lights’ is led by some
great squealing guitars, and ‘Gypsy Caravan’ is simply 1971 in a bottle. The influence of Zeppelin, Sabbath and Purple is, as ever, undisguised, but it’s one hell of a
ride.
sample track: Gypsy Caravan