ZAM

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Back in the Bronze Age of the late '60s, psychedelic bands were loud and aggressive (cue up Blue Cheer, the MC5, or the 13th Floor Elevators if you don't believe that), not lazy and noodling, which is how plenty of folks seem to mis-remember the era. Frankie & the Witch Fingers seem only so interested in carefully mimicking the sounds of the past, but though they clearly dig vintage acid rock, they also have a taste for garage punk both old and new, and they play with an energy and focus that makes it clear they're here to party, no matter what was used to spike the punch. Frankie & the Witch Fingers' fifth album, 2019's Zam, sounds as psychedelic as a paisley shirt under a blacklight, but it's also the work of a furiously tight band with plenty of guitar firepower, a killer rhythm section, and enough energy and momentum to fly around the globe non-stop.

ZAM bring the doomsday clock to high noon and the world is set ablaze, courtesy of Frankie and the Witch Fingers.