Spellbook wear their 70's influences on their sleeve but there’s nothing predictable about the album and they have delivered an interesting and varied slab of retro-rock. Those with a sharp musical ear might spot similarities between this band and the Pennsylvania-based retro rockers Witch Hazel. If so, give yourself a pat on the back because..
Blues Pills – Holy Moly! (Nuclear Blast Records)
Ok, I need to start by saying I like Blues Pills a lot, the first two albums were both great in slightly different ways, and I was wowed when seeing them live in late 2018. But.....I have to confess to being curiously underwhelmed by some of this, their third slab of heavy psychedelic blues-rock. I..