Stone Temple Pilots

US 2025 press.
The band’s self-titled comeback, and easily their most surprisingly solid late-era record. Sleek, confident, and full of big riffs that sound like they’ve been quietly ageing in bourbon barrels since the ’90s. There’s less post-grunge posing and more proper songwriting this time round. Proof they still had plenty in the tank once the dust settled. FFO: Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Velvet Revolver, classic STP heads still clinging to the flannel years