The Kings of Frog Island - The Kings of Frog Island II
The guitars meander in and out like a sidewinder slithering across the dusty scrub of the California palm desert. As with the climate being evoked, the rhythm section is tuned low and the riffs are hypnotic, paying Homme-age to a distinct style wrought forth some 20 years ago by bands like Kyuss and Monster Magnet. TKOFI are based out of Leicester, though you’d never guess it— they wear QOTSA’s legendary Self-Titled as a visage and pound out low-tempo, psychedelic masterpieces that leave the throat arenaceous and the eyes watering.