Harmony of Spheres

With a literal blackhole sun on the album cover and Anna Papathanasiou’s mean Layne Staley wail, Puta Volcano lean more towards the grunge side of the stoner spectrum but there’s no mistaking the sand running through their blood. These Greeks are more interested in astronomy (both the science and the Blue Oyster Cult tune) than their local mythology. When they lock into that fuzzy groove on “Jovian Winds,” everything implodes.