2021 Top Twenty Stoner Rock Albums (#20-11)

Each tune is one I've never posted or included in a playlist.  
Since these are the best albums of the year, they're deep enough that I don't need to 
re-post in order to make a classic playlist:

          

#20: "Coffin Face" by Table Scraps

Monster Magnet introduced me to this great band by covering one of their songs, "Motorcycle (Straight To Hell)".  Now Table Scraps has a new album, and it's got lots of great catchy tracks.  The song I've included here has a real Baby Woodrose feel.

#19: "Paralyzed" by Paralyzed

Great debut album that sneaks up on you and gets better with each listen.  Really strong vocals and guitar.    

#18:  "Devil's Bridge" by Dope Smoker

Dope Smoker sticks with their formula and manages to get better at it with each release.  Excessive volume will help you to understand what this is all about.
   

#17:  "Stoners Rule" by Stöner 

Brant Bjork keeps on making timeless stoner rock.  Another must-have album from one of rock's most legendary musicians

#16: "The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy" by Rob Zombie

Rob Zombie has carved out his own niche in rock music, and has surpassed everything he did with White Zombie.  This incarnation of the band is elite, and the new album is longer than the last one

         

#15: "Memento Mori, Motherfucker" by Stone Cadaver 

          
Brutal heavy rock music, mixed to perfection.  Great album.

#14:  "Ultra" by Kadabra        

Great sound and great songwriting.  Don't know if they're sick of being compared to Asteroid, but they will definitely appeal to a similar audience

        

#13:  "False Dawn" by Spacelord

Spacelord only puts out great albums with great replayability

#12:  "Fractal Altar" by Snail

Snail takes their time between releases, but when they put out new music, it's a guarantee that you'll get a few songs that are among the year's best, and Fractal Altar is no exception

#11:  "Volume III" by Pseudo Mind Hive

I always leave albums under 30 minutes off my best albums lists, but Volume III really feels longer than that, in a good way.  All four tracks are must-owns for true fans of heavy psychedelic rock; a real masterpiece that deserves recognition

#10 through #1 on New Year's Eve!
ULTRA  

 PSEUDO MIND HIVE: Volume III

Do you prefer your music heavy, but also enjoy hippy music?  Then welcome to the wonderful world of heavy psych.

“Instinct” made me keep listening, and I purchased this album about halfway through “Tempest”.  “Hinterland” captivated me, and “Holy River” puts an exclamation point on the album with its powerful current of cool ideas.  Far trippier than 2019's Of Seers And Sirens,  Volume III is so perfect I cannot justify posting only one tune. You need to hear this one through in order to fully appreciate what's in front of you. 

Pseudo Mind Hive are from Melbourne.  They are:

Christopher Hockey: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, and Lead Vocals
Samuel Drew-Rumoro: Drums, Percussives, Mellotron, and Backing Vocals
Jesse Joannou: Piano, Organ, Synthesisers, Mellotron, and Clavinet
Jack Ainsworth: Bass Guitar
Mark Vincini: Electric Guitar

Even though it's early, I have to think Volume III will be in the conversation for best stoner rock album of the year.

Ka-chow!

-ULTRA