Another new release from Hypnotic Bridge, this time from our longtime friends The Reverberations. “Milder Higher” b/w “Sunshine”.
The A side, “Milder Higher” was inspired by a fictional psychedelic experience (with all the exciting highs and mellow lows), and marks a new, more complex direction in The Reverberations’ sound. The time signature changes! The rotary speaker! It’s all groovy psychedelic fun with the expert precision that we’ve come to expect from The Reverberations.
The B Side, “Sunshine” is a bit of a depart from the garage psych and ventures more into powerpop land, which is a delight. Sunny and bright and fun, it almost sounds like a tune that could’ve been put out by The Apples in Stereo. I’m a fan! But of course the boys in the band already know that.
Both tracks were recorded in early 2019 by the legendary Matt Rendon at Midtown Island Studios in Tucson and recorded to 8-track tape for a classic approach and feeling, with backing vocals done as three-part harmonies around a single microphone.
You can get the single from Hypnotic Bridge here: https://www.hypnoticbridge.com/shop/hyp-009
You can follow The Reverberations here:
https://thereverberations.bandcamp.com/
And you can check out a photo gallery from a recent Reverbs show that POW attended below! All photos by Kurt Johnson, captured 8/22/2019 at The Liquor Store in Portland OR.
