Clutch

Weathermaker Vault Series Volume I

WEATHERMAKER

Album of re-recordings, covers and previously digital-only singles is more than just a stopgap.

There are few modern rock bands guaranteed to get you out of a funk as fast as Clutch can. Their explosive stoner blues boogies are instant mood lifters, and over 29 years and 12 albums the Maryland quartet have honed that sound to be solid in a way that’s reliable rather than predictable. They’ve kept a toe dipped in their psych/punk roots, and even when they polish things up they retain a raw edge that sits nicely with their salt-of-the-earth demeanour – just four normal dudes who happen to play damn fine rock’n’roll. Along the way they’ve assembled a jumbled crew of fans in hardcore metalheads, blues aficionados and anyone who just loves a good riff. And it isn’t uncommon to hear the claim that they’ve never made a bad album.

To keep fans sated for now until new material comes along in the shape of a new proper album, their label have released , a mixture of re-recorded Clutch