Tommy and the Teleboys - Gods, Used, in Great Condition

 

 

Tommy and the Teleboys - Gods, Used, in Great Condition
Noisolution - 2024
Stoner, Alternative Rock, Heavy Psych, Psychedelic Rock, Space Rock, Sweaty Electronics (and more)
Rated: *****

WOW, WOW, fucking WOW!!! This could be the entire review for Tommy and the Teleboys' first full length album with the great tongue in cheek title 'Gods, Used, in Great Condition'. And it would probably convince you to surf straight to their Bandcamp page, check it out, surf to the Noisolution website and buy the album. Job done. But I guess the Stoner HiVe boss won't be happy if I left it at that, so here's an attempt to write some more profound words.

And that isn't as easy as it seems, because this five-piece from Germany has absolutely no limits. The word pigeonhole has been crossed out in their dictionary and they sure as hell don't want it to appear in the one some lousy reviewer is using.

One moment you'll hear heavy blues-based stoner with a pop sensibility, not unlike Queens of the Stone Age and their main influence Masters of Reality, at other times a rush of heavy psych or menacing synths that are bursting at the seams with intensity. And when they really lift-off into outer space, the lead guitar work and additional percussion propel you straight to Japan with some kind of exotic Kikagaku Moyo vibe. But whatever they do or whichever style they incorporate in their sound (and there are a lot of those, often in the same song and at the same time), it's thriving on energy with a thunderous rhythm section leading the way, making room for the guitars and synths to do whatever they like, whenever they like. And then I haven't even mentioned the male (main lead) and female (more than additional) vocals that are truly stunning and complement each other like nothing I've ever heard before. So, to strip this review back to the essence and probably annoy the Stoner HiVe boss in the process: WOW, WOW, fucking WOW!!! This is perfection folks.

(Written by Ronny Dijksterhuis)

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