The Budos Band are back with their new album V and it is set to drop on April 12 via Daptone (pre-order). This record mixes the heavy rock vibes from 2014’s release, Burnt Offering, with the Afro funk grooves from their first three albums. The horns in the track “Maelstorm” sludge through psychedelia influenced rock and roll grooves while the opening track “Old Engine Oil” sits in an alternate universe where Black Sabbath is led by Fela Kuti. I’ve been a fan since their first release in 2005 and almost 20 years later they continue to evolve, taking those willing, on a cinematic journey of a landscape where vintage soul, afrobeat and metal are one and the same. Kudos Budos!

-Eduardo Valencia

Listen to “Old Engine Oil”