Wolfmother return: new line-up, free download

Wolfmother: insert new faces here...
Wolfmother: insert new faces here...

When Australian retro rockers Wolfmother effectively split last summer, mainman Andrew Stockdale (the one with the afro) vowed to hire new hands and continue under the hairy moniker. He has…

The previous threesome is now a foursome: Stockdale himself, Aidan Nemeth, Ian Peres and Resin Dogs' drummer Dave Atkins, and they're giving away brand new track Back Round as a free download.

Icky Thump?

We've heard it, and (perhaps inconceivably) it's even more psychedelic than before. Back Round's guitar and vocal still borrow heavily from Jack White, but you'll have a hard time not head-banging while listening.

Wolfmother request that, "in lieu of payment for the rollicking new Wolfmother track, please show your appreciation and compassion by donating to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal 2009."

Tom Porter worked on MusicRadar from its mid-2007 launch date to 2011, covering a range of music and music making topics, across features, gear news, reviews, interviews and more. A regular NAMM-goer back in the day, Tom now resides permanently in Los Angeles, where he's doing rather well at the Internet Movie Database (IMDB).