King Khan & the Shrines: What Is?!
Label: Vice
Originally released in 2007 in Germany only, What Is?! finds the unstoppable (then and now) King Khan leading his charges through his now-patented brand of soulful, high-voltage garage and blues, with distinct afternotes of psych and global-jungle mayhem. What sets Khan apart from all the other high-energy rawkers is that he writes good songs with crisp arrangements and killer melodies, rather than simply getting up there and going wild (which you, me and/or your kid sister could do). It’s all here on What Is?!, a record you could easily leave on REPEAT at your next house-rockin’ party. (M.L. Thrope)
