Second poor album in a row for once-great psych rockers
6.5/10
FIRST PUBLISHED AT THE LINE OF BEST FIT
‘Snowflake Midnight‘ is a departure from previous Mercury Rev records in that it is almost entirely dominated by electronics and glacial synths. A digital wonderland as sonically rich as Flaming Lips’ ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots‘, Mercury Rev’s latest [...]
Album Review: Mercury Rev - Snowflake Midnight
September 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Alt-rock, Alternative, Electronica, MP3s, Music, Pop/Rock, Prog, Psychedelia
Tags:Alt-rock·Dave Fridmann·Electronica·glacial·Jonathan Donahue·Mercury Rev·MP3·psych rock·Psychedelia·Synth pop
The Ruby Suns - Sea Lion
March 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Alt-rock, Alternative, Best of 2008, Folk/Acoustic, Music, Psychedelia, Shoegaze, Trip hop, World music
Cut and paste psych pop
8/10
If you like all or some of the following artists you might like The Ruby Suns’ Sea Lion: Caribou, Animal Collective, Panda Bear, Ariel Pink, The Go! Team, Avalanches, Deserter’s Songs-era Mercury Rev, Yeasayer, El Guincho, Flaming Lips or Grizzly Bear. Made by a Californian (Ryan McPhun) relocated to New [...]
Tags:Animal Collective·Ariel Pink·Avalanches·Best of 2008·California·Caribou·cut and paste·El Guincho·Mariachi·Mercury Rev·New Zealand·Panda Bear·Psych pop·Sampledelica·The Go! Team·Tropicalia·Yeasayer