Spencer Griffin's New Music Mondays

 here they are: "Coyote" by Mt. Joy:  Not to be confused for the mellow, ethereal Joni Mitchell song of the same name, Mt. Joy's "Coyote" is a more bass-heavy, blues-rock-y song than the folk-rock song it shares a name with! Mt. Joy are normally pretty folk-rock-y themselves, though they do occasionally slip into slight shades of psychedelia with tracks like "Sheep," "Evergreen," and "Lemon Tree." "Coyote" is probably the hardest-rocking Mt. Joy I've heard so far!! (Though "Evergreen" is a close second) Not sure who or what the titular animal represents in this song, but the song itself seems to be about the joy of attending rock festivals, or drug trips...or maybe both?! Never thought Mt. Joy would jump onto the rock and roll bandwagon this much, but I'm glad they have! "Deadstick" by King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard:  ...and speaking of psychedelic garage rock, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wi...

 here they are: "Field of Vision" by King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard:  Rock and roll is not dead, it's just sleeping! There are still bands out there like King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard who keep the spirit of classic rock alive into the modern age! Sounding like an amalgam of The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and ZZ Top fused into a single song, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard's "Field of Vision" is an atypical entry into a format focused mostly on the calmer side of rock and alt, but once in a while, even soft rockers need their hard rock juice, and this song provides plenty of it! The lyrics don't seem to follow a specific narrative, and repeating the phrase "silly billy" at the end of the song doesn't exactly scream "talented songwriter," but who cares about that?! To paraphrase Jack Black's character in School of Rock , this music will test your head, your mind, and your brain, so sit back and enjoy the magic of ...