Amoeba Music

45 years into their career, Redd Kross seem to finally be getting their due. A new career spanning documentary and book are on the way, but first is this self-titled double album. Without feeling too self-referential, the band are able to make subtle nods to their younger selves while just ripping through 18 garage-y power pop tracks with as much energy as they've ever had. I guess when you start your band at 15 and 11, you can still sound vital 45 years later.

Matt Pike put out a varied, very pandemic era solo album but is now back with his long running band and this time around seems happy to chug away in classic High On Fire style. Nothing too fancy here, just more riffs to blow your hair back. Sometimes less is more and this one never lets its foot off the gas.

You know what you're going to get with a new Midnight album, Motorhead like riffs with a heavy dose of Venom layered on top. That's what you get here and, at 28 minutes, it's a solid get in/get out affair.

Kali Malone returns to pipe organ drones on her 6th album, but augments that instrument with a brass ensemble and a choir. There are more discernible melodies here than on previous works, but that's all relative. The vocal pieces are new and add to the already very spiritual nature of her compositions.