I don't care what anyone says — I fuckin' LOVE Wolfmother. Yes, I was initially put off by the hype on the last album, but I've long since come around. And frankly, if that record or their new Cosmic Egg had actually been released as the newly-discovered work of some 'lude-gobbling early '70s glueheads instead of new material from 21st century hipsters, record geeks everywhere would have positively shit themselves with joy over their meaty riffs, thundering drums and ridiculous lyrics.
Yes, context is important for us rock-crit types, but sometimes you gotta just ask yourself: Is this record kicking my ass? And yes, Cosmic Egg totally kicks my ass, regardless of whether or not they're ripping off Zeppelin or Leaf Hound or anyone else in between. Here's an amusing interview I recently did with head 'Mother Andrew Stockdale for ShockHound, in which he talks about the rather odd place his band occupies in the contemporary hard rock firmament.
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