"There is a reason this is called Psych Rock and The Black Angels define and epitomize exactly what this genre and sound is."
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MR. ELEVATOR ELEVATES THE CROWD AT PORTLAND’S HISTORIC CRYSTAL BALLROOM
On Friday night, September 10th, 2021 at Portland, Oregon’s historic McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom, Mr. Elevator opened for the The Osees and rocked, grooved and swayed the full ballroom with their unusual blend of psyche rock, keyboard and synth blends with no guitars.
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California Jangle from Across the Pond- 2 New Singles from The Gabriel’s Dawn
Spring is here, and so is new sunshiney, twangy 70s pop from The Gabriel’s Dawn. 2 new singles have recently been released- “Loose Canyon” and “We” The band have all known each other socially for years. Gudg and Fran had some songs and they asked Leon if he fancied adding some guitar and soon after Stuart jumped on board and The Gabriel’s Dawn were officially born in 2020. Despite hailing from England, the band’s sound carries a clearly Californian influence- jangly Byrds style guitars, an early 70s folky, country-ish vibes all around. Gudg’s vocals are a warm, pure sound reminiscent of groups like The School or Camera Obscura, and a…
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SYNTHESIS vs SYNTHESISERS: KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD AND THE ROCK CRITIC’S FEAR OF ALLITERATION
A synesthete’s review of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s new record might talk about a spinning technicolour blur occasionally coalescing into jagged sunbursts of purple, crimson and acid green. That’s if they didn’t balk at the hint of ripe cheddar from the Australian psyche overlords’ cheerfully unpretentious name. But after some 17 albums and more than a decade almost constantly on the road selling millions of copies to a legion of obsessive fans; it’d take more than a neurological disorder and an aversion to clichéd literary devices to dim LW’s coruscating brilliance. It’s internal rhyme anyway. LW is the companion set to last year’s KG and the albums were…
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POW Music Review: Play With Fire by L.A. Witch
What makes L.A. Witch unique is underneath that firecracker and smoke appeal therein lies the complex layers of melancholy (echoes of Spacemen 3) that haunts and stays with you. They capture that transient spirit of Los Angeles fairly well.
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Hop into your psychedelic spaceship—we’re flying into the Interzone.
The music is exactly what the listener makes of it; it has the ability to transform each time, for each person.
