Momovudu - Momovudu
Self-released - 2024
Rock, Metal, Stoner, Doom, Psych
Rated: ****
Momovudu, we will need to get to the bottom of this. Not just where the band name originated from or what it might mean, but also how these eight tracks were recorded. For all of them sound so alive. They creep and crawl into every fiber of your being and will become the air that you breathe. You inhale and exhale along with the drums, the bass and feel so much relief as you float away with those guitar sounds. A sound so huge, dense, thick and pulsating, that the walls that surround you will seem to be alive, grow all sorts of greenery and extend ever more outwards. The new trio called Momovudu have delivered one hell of a calling card with their debut album. Haling from Kansas City and consisting of Wo Fat contributor Matt Watkins on guitar and vocals, Nate Kiersey on bass and Brent Richards on drums, the three had the Wo Fat guru Kent Stump enlisted for the engineering and production side of things. The overal bulbous and throbbing tones, get sliced and diced by the edgy vocals and the freewheelin’ bluesy guitar work. Not just a calling card, it’s a free rocking ace!
(Written by JK)
