Birds of Maya Albums

2010

Ready to Howl – 88%

Best Songs: Ready to Howl, Porch Dude 1

2021

Valdez - 84%

               There are few too many straight up rock bands in the 21st century that look into the past while diving into the future. Birds of Maya are one of the more obscure and best, guitarist Mike Polizze bringing back the garage rock sound of the 60’s while also sounding like every song is a noisy jam that could go on forever. “Please Come in” is a prime example of that, with a bassline that will stick in your head for days. “Bfiou” is a blistering track where not a single word /lyric is understood, and even better is the dance along slacker tune of “Front Street”. “Busted Room” calms things down and its heavy metal laboring riffs puts the listener in a coma but in a catchy way. This album is quite more accessible then their debut album (Ready to Howl from 2010) but accessible is not a bad word, especially in a day and age where you have to fight and get as much exposure as you can just to be heard. “High Fly” sets the tone as the opener, a miniature version of MC5’s kick out the Jams, but not a bit sounds out of control- somehow these are calculated garage rock jams.

Best Songs: Front St., High Fly, Please Come In