Meatbodies

Chad Ubovich, a longtime fixture on the California garage punk and new psychedelic scenes, moved from Ty Segall protege and sideman to bandleader with Meatbodies, whose guitar-heavy sound is as hard-hitting as the best punk while also brimming with bent, pop-friendly melodies. 2017's Alice is an underrated concept album that vaulted Ubovich into the same realm as his mentor, and 2021's 333 expands the group's reach into new sonic realms while retaining all the punky punch of earlier works.