If you’re looking for an album sleeve to roll your next doobie on, Maanta Raay’s acid-rock tour de force is a good place to start. It’s the first LP from these newcomers — though individually, they’re all rock-scene veterans. Fronted by Immortal Lee County Killers and Quadrajets guitar-slinger (and Third Man Books head) Chet Weise, the Raay’s thunderous boogie is held down by bassist Mason Hadley and drummer Charly Ortiz-Martínez (whom you’ve already read about a few times in this section). Touching on the ’70s sounds of Blue Öyster Cult and Deep Purple, the dirge of Mudhoney and the heavy psychedelia of MeteorCity Records releases, Maanta Raay is a stoner-rock masterwork.
