Song of the Day: Wolfmother - Woman

We started this week off with two mellow songs, so let's switch gears just a tad. Wolfmother became hugely popular after their eponymous debut album, then they broke up, then they reformed with a different lineup, released a second album, and seem to have disappeared off the face of the earth. The debut is solid, though a lot of it sounds like Queens of the Stone Age fronted by Jack White - but that's not a bad thing. Easily the best track on the album, "Woman" is the kind of song in which playing air guitar is mandatory.

Song of the Day: Queens of the Stone Age - Hanging Tree

Alright, day 4 of Mark Lanegan week, and I'm tired and a bit hungover. So what better way to wake up than with Queens of the Stone Age? I've sung the praises of the band before, posting "Auto Pilot" off of Rated R. But Songs for the Deaf kicks it up a notch, due mostly to Dave Grohl obliterating his drum kit on this record and the two Lanegan cameos. My favorite of those is definitely "Hanging Tree," which features one of the heavier riffs I've heard from Queens.



Bonus! Here's video of an "acoustic" version, featuring an especially gravelly sounding Lanegan, looking pissed off, as usual.