This is a good few weeks for psych rock in Seattle. Leading the charge is Vancouver’s Black Mountain, who infuse elements from stoner, space, prog, and alt rock into their heady sounds. In an interview with Stereogum, Black Mountain lead singer Stephen McBean likened the riff on “Future Shade”—the first single off 2019 LP Destroyer—as having “traveled around the world then hit the bong with a chorus a year and a half later… A last attempt at double frosting produced a chorus-on-chorus death match. Anxiety is the new heavy metal.” The record is definitely rife with fuzzy riffage and heavy metal influences; “Horns Arising” adds some robo-effected vocals to the mix, “High Rise” feels like Wish You Were Here–era Pink Floyd, and “Boogie Lover” is a slinky, bass growling scorcher, somehow both sexy and filled with doom. Solid. by Leilani Polk