Release Date: January 30th 2026. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD
Time To Lose - Tracklisting
1. WORMHOLE (6:29)
2. CONGREGATION (3:27)
3. KING BID (4:36)
4. HIGHWAY IS MY WAY (3:08)
5. TIME TO LOSE (6:42)
6. CONTACT (6:26)
7. TITAN (3:21)
8. BLUE MASS (11:47)
Review
Cosmic Doom/Stoner Rock Entity Redwood returns with their latest sonic excursion into Space with their next chapter - Time To Lose. That seems to be the actual case with Redwood returning quite suddenly after only releasing their last album Cloud Colony in October 2025 to a wave of rave reviews from the underground scene. This time round Redwood drifts into a more aggressive and looser style of music with the melodies becoming thicker and heavier along the way. Redwood taps into the classic MONSTER MAGNET school of psychedelic passages with echoes of MCS and The Stooges being played along the way.
This is quite a varied and cinematic journey with Redwood applying that Psychedelic and Post-Stoner creative logic that made Cloud Colony such a raging success especially on the superb opening tracks of Wormhole, Congregation and King Bid.
There’s a destructive style of Fuzz, Desert and Sludgy sounds colliding for a record that isn’t afraid to step back away from the modern day production vibes for a more realistic and ground appeal. This allows the instrumental parts of the record to become their own thing especially when spliced with areas of Post-Rock, Ambient and Prog Rock just to make the mood extra “SPICED OUT” indeed.
The record fully kicks into gear from perhaps the fourth track with Redwood becoming more SCI-FI and SPACE ROCK obsessed with the music even when the lyrics have a real life “grounded” approach. Redwood’s vocals are absolutely “ON FIRE” throughout with his grizzled “Garage Rock” or “Street level” delivery adding a sense of gritty realism the whole journey.
Other standout tracks to check out are Time To Lose, Contact and the epic final track Blue Mass which sees Redwood become possessed by an “Intergalactic Being” with the music is constantly evolving into different styles of Post-Doom, Heavy Psych and Stoner Metal grooves that ultimately builds upon the melodies, sounds and messages contained on the last album.
Redwood has delivered the goods yet again with Time To Lose which perhaps confirms we can expect more twisted expeditions into the COSMOS in 2026 that I’m quite excited to hear. If you’re new to Redwood’s world then check this great album out now and check out his excellent previous two records that will transport your whole being into the far reaches of space and beyond.
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to Good Boy PR for the promo.
