Terra Firma have found new ways to do stoner rock, by digging back into the past and then into jumpy American proto-Sabs like Pentagram and Sir Lord Baltimore.
Teen Idols layer male/female harmonies in a way that’s unlike the glut of “whoa-whoa” punkpop. Evidently, it’s the Nashville bluegrass/rockabilly influence.
Ashen-faced lovers who equate death with the soul-sapping pain of passion fill this minimalist recording while maintaining meaning for the crushed velvet Goth.
Armchair Martian convey a sorrow, a loneliness, and a human warmth that’s made country affect a larger number of Americans than any other genre, hands down.