Less experimental than its predecessor, the new album by the Swedish band Les Big Byrd, titled Ruin Everything, is a fireworks display of krautrock melodies that blend ’70s guitars with ’80s keyboards, all carried by spellbinding choruses that evoke both disillusionment and nostalgia, in both English and Swedish, giving the whole a lanky pop vibe.

For over 20 years, Gozu has been crafting an unapologetic brand of stoner rock that stays true to its Black Sabbath roots but has been shaped just as much by the sounds of Kyuss, Alice in Chains, and Metallica.

With High on the Low Brow, Datura 4 deliver an album of great sonic maturity, summoning the spirits of the desert in their trippy stoner rock, boogie, and even jazz when the mood strikes, with heavy use of organ and saxophone, for nearly 45 minutes of auditory pleasure.