Bleep

Released to riotous fanfare upon its 2003 release — earning its place among year-end lists and best-of album guides — Rhode Island noise rock duo Lightning Bolt’s third LP Wonderful Rainbow is a roaring delight of a record, and as concise an infernal sonic manifesto they’ve ever made. With all the power of a band five times their size, Drummer/vocalist Brian Chippendale and bassist Brian Gibson flit through death-defying feats of bone-crushing riffs, perfectly summating the raw, untethered energy of their mythical live performances. It’s not music; it’s pure, unadulterated hellfire, gasoline poured over a scorching earth.