New Audio: Los Angeles’ Primitive Ring Shares a Bluesy, Black Sabbath-Styled Ripper

Loa Angeles-based power trio Primitive Ring — Bert Hoover (bass, vocals), Charles Moothart (guitar, vocals) and Jon Modaff (drums) — formed back in 2024 when Hoover and Moothart came together seeking a new creative outlet. They hauled amps and drums into bars to hone their sound, quickly settling into a sound that aimed to capture the primal essence of rock,

Last year, the band release four 7 inches on four different labels — Greenway Records, In The Red Records, Reverberation Appreciation Society and Fuzz Club. They closed out a busy year by recording their self-titled full-length debut at Echo Park-based Station House Studio with Mark Rains.

Their 11-song, self-titled, full-length debut dropped today through In The Red Recordings. Clocking in at 42 minutes, the album showcases the distinct writing styles of each member, but while anchored around an overall aesthetic of a spawning of a collective vision. The result is a pummeling, psychedelic joyride that arrives on the heels of a recent tour supporting Ty Segall.

The album features the previously released “Lies From The Other Side,” “Heads Will Roll,” and the album’s latest single “The Callous Man” Beginning with a bluesy Pink Floyd meets Cream intro, “The Callous Man” quickly morphs into an early Black Sabbath-styled ripper in which the musicians’ dexterous and muscular playing is the star of the show. Play loud and rock out y’all.

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Tour Dates:

5/22 – San Francisco, CA – Kilowatt
5/29 – Tacoma, WA – New Frontier Lounge 
5/23 – Reno, NV – Lo-Bar
5/26 – Boise, ID – Record Exchange (Early Show)
5/28 – Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
5/30 – Portland, OR – Swan Dive
5/31 – Corvallis, OR – Bombs Away
6/9 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
6/16 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
6/23 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
6/30 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
7/18-19 – Oakland, CA – Mosswood Meltdown

8/6-8 – Âncora, PT – Sonic Blast
8/12 – Valais, CH – Palp

8/14-16 – Meadow Creek, CO – Field of Vision II

2/3/27 – Malmö, SE – Plan B
2/4/27 – Stockholm, SE – Hus 7
2/5/27 – Copenhagen, DK – Loppen
2/6/27 – Aalborg, DK – Northern Winter Beat
2/8/27 – Hamburg, DE – Betty
2/9/27 – Leipzig, DE – Moritzbastei
2/10/27 – Cologne, DE – Bumann & Sohn
2/11/27 – Nijmegen, NL – Merleyn
2/12/27 – Groningen, NL – Vera
2/13/27 – The Hague, NL – Grauzone
2/15/27 – London, UK – Moth Club
2/16/27 – Lille, FR – L’Aeronef 
2/17/27 – Le Havre, FR – Tetris
2/18/27 – Paris, FR – Point Ephemere
2/19/27 – Nantes, FR – Le Ferrailleur
2/20/27 – Lyon, FR – Le Périscope