Adrian Quesada

Black Pumas (and Brownout) member Adrian Quesada is back with a new solo album of soulful Latin psych.  Listen to the quite nice "Ojos Secos" featuring an assist from indie pop artist Cuco below and pre-order the "Boleros Psicodelicos II" LP here from ATO.

Brownout - Fear of a Brown Planet

A couple of years ago, Austin psych-funk band Brownout released an album of Black Sabbath covers called "Brown Sabbath" that was entirely too much fun.  Not to rest on their laurels for too terribly long, last week saw the release of the band's latest, "Fear of a Brown Planet," a collection of Public Enemy songs.  And it bangs too.  Listen to "Welcome to the Terrordome" below and get the record here via Fat Beats.

Brown Sabbath Vol. II

I had no idea that Austin band Brownout, the freaks behind the Latin psych-funk tribute to Black Sabbath known as Brown Sabbath, had released a second volume of Sabbath covers until writing about their recent beer collaboration with Independence Brewing earlier today.  These albums are fun, fun, fun, and Volume II looks to be as much of a blast as Volume I was.  Get it here, and listen to their take on "Supernaut" below.

Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath

I'm not sure how i managed to miss writing about Latin funk band Brownout and their rendition of classic Black Sabbath songs called Brown Sabbath.  Seriously.  These guys are even from Austin.  What was i doing that i missed this.  Bad music blogger!  Bad!

Anyway, the band reworks Sabbath into some kind of psych-funk/soul explosion, and the end result is just amazing.  They manage to keep the integrity of the songs intact while making them fun as hell in the process.  Go grab the album here from Ubiquity Records and listen to "Iron Man" below.