Carne Con Papas – Carne Con Papas

 

 

Carne Con Papas – Carne Con Papas
Self-released/ Boogie Woogie Sludge Records – 2025
Rock, Stoner, Southern, Punk, Instrumental
Rated: ***

Carne Con Papas is a traditional Mexican stew made with beef and potatoes cooked in a tasty sauce made of tomatoes, garlic, onions, and peppers. But that might just be a recipe for most of those lovely Mexican dishes? It’s also a Southern touched, stoner rocking outfit from Columbia, South Carolina in the USA. A trio turned four piece that slings those gritty stoner riffs out into the ether with reckless abandon and just as easily funks the composition up with tasty breaks and bluesy licks. The nine tracks on their full-sized self-titled debut album give you a big half hour of unadulterated heavy rock. Often propelling you forward at relentless speed, chugging and grooving like the good ol Karma To Burn used to do.  And yes, they’re mostly instrumental too, and that seems, errr, instrumental to the fuel they seem to provide. High octane stuff, the kind of fuel that will make your car run for an extra hundred miles. But those two track with vocals definitely add a little bit of extra spice. Husky, pyretic and skirting the corners of control, the vocals sound like the habanero that seers the throat and puts a fire in your belly. And yes, the production, mixing and mastering could use an extra touch up here and there. But as the grooves get their hooks in you, you forget about all of that, simmer along with the stew and know this is something wild and wonderful! As tasty as all of your favorite Mexican dishes… And mine… Tequila! 

(Written by JK)

Hopefully the new album will be on Bandcamp soon. But it’s already audible on many of the other streaming services. And cool video’s are added on Youtube! 



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