#623 Metz - Metz

Rock and roll done up super raw, too rough, too fast, full of analog energy and realness and fear and rage, recent favorite Ty Segall's sound done even harder, but still done so enjoyably, melodically, tunefully, catchily that it barely even hurts to listen to. This is one of the most immediately catchy really heavy albums I've heard in a while - sounding not unlike Nirvana or The Pixies at their loudest, or maybe even Pavement at their Blacktick thrash pinnacles. There's something special and elemental here that I can't put my finger on, something swirling ever-closer to an oncoming, savage garage-rock revival, something that sparks hope for modern rock and roll 4.5/5