You see, Stockdale is a survivor. He's the only original member left in the band. Both Chris Ross and Myles Heskett left last year citing "irrecincilable personal and musical differences". Determined not to turn all jack it all in and start a new career writing music for Ozzy sitcoms, Stockdale made like a grey wolf would, and started recruiting replacements.
So why all the hard work? Surely Stockdale could just start another band under a different moniker? Well, apparently not. The lead singer had a vision when starting Wolfmother back in 2000. And that vision was to release more than one album in eight years. It was to release two in nine. He's now done that. With his new band mates in place, Wolfmother have given birth to their latest album, 'Cosmic Egg'.
In the majority, 'Cosmic Egg' picks up from where the last album left off. Although it does maintain the psychedelic sounds that initially drew them comparisons with the likes of Led Zeppelin, 'Cosmic Egg' provides far more guitar solos and big drums than it's predecessor. By packaging all these noises together, there is no hiding away from the fact that this is a massive sounding rock album.
The band themselves describe this record as “the sound of the Wolfmother world being rethunk and cracked wide open, with a sprawling, jubilant galaxy of musical and metaphysical harmony spilling forth". Now, I'm sure what the hell that means. However, what I do know is that this is a solid record that will prove to the music world that, just like the grey wolf, they are survivors and deserve to be here.
Wolfmother
Cosmic Egg
