Five studio albums in, California psych-garage trio Black Rebel
Motorcycle Club are still religious zealots — worshippers in
rock’s Gothic cathedral. The song titles tell the tale: “Bad
Blood,” “War Machine,” “River Styx.” In “Aya,” singer-guitarist
Peter Hayes moans, “She’s a reckless lover/With blood-stained
hands/Around the neck of her helpless man.” There was a time, circa
2001, when Black Rebel Motorcycle Club were supposed to inherit the
Earth, or at least the mantle of Rock’s Great…

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3 Stars