Chad Ubovich, a longtime fixture on the California garage punk and new psychedelic scene, moved from Ty Segall protégé 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. The group's second LP, 2017's Alice, is an underrated concept album that vaulted Ubovich into the same realm as his mentor, and 2021's 333 expands the band's reach into new sonic realms while retaining all the punky punch of earlier work.