Mojothunder

Hymns From The Electric Church

SELF-RELEASED Southern rockers turn on the charm on this stellar debut.

Two years in the making and well worth the wait, this rather spectacular debut album from Kentucky southern rockers Mojothunder will immediately bring to mind

Money Maker-era Black Crowes and the swinging, good-time hard rock of the Georgia Satellites. It might also remind you of the bluesy stomp of latter-day AC/DC in places. These are all good things. The band are also graced with the honey-dripping vocals of frontman Sean Sullivan, who sounds like he was born to rattle arenas with this stuff.

Lead-off single Soul is a slowburning, slide-guitar wailing ballad, epic in both scale and intent. But it’s the full-on rockers that really make this album, fleetfooted roof shakers like Jack’s Axe and the infectious Rising Sun. The jewel of the album, however, is

Fill Me Up, a ridiculously catchy, Americana-tinged fist puncher that practically radiates positive energy and the promise of endless summer nights.

A truly remarkable introduction. More, please. ■■■■■■■■■■ Sleazegrinder