Thunderpussy - West (2024) [Hi-Res]

What is fire? From a scientific standpoint, many still aren’t sure. Heat and light, dancing and flare. We can describe its chemical reaction, but why—yes, why—it looks as it does, that’s still a deep curiosity. Fire, with its impossible to predict form, is a mystery. Fire is also West, the new studio album from the Seattle-born rock and roll group Thunderpussy. The band breathes it. Cultivates, tames and scorches with it.

Fire is the sign of sustenance. It's no wonder, then, why Thunderpussy has earned attention from the important outlets in music culture. Yes, Rolling Stone has called the band “classic-rock muscle” focusing on the all-female group’s “soulful vocals and punk energy.” NPR Music has gone as far to dub the outfit “everything you want in rock,” noting that Thunderpussy is “raw, spontaneous, bombastic, outrageous” and that they will “take your breath away.”

For the independent rock band, which was formerly signed to Stardog/Republic Records, millions of streams has never been the goal, though they have amassed well into the eight-figures. Yes, for Thunderpussy, streams are the opposite of fire. Tempting temperatures, perspiration and char—these are the signs of accomplishment. These are the building blocks of West. Swallow it, if you dare.