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  • Summary: This is the debut full-length release for the Los Angeles psych rock band led by Cory Hanson.
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  • Record Label: God?
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Garage Punk, Neo-Psychedelia
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  1. Mojo
    Sep 12, 2014
    80
    [Wand] deliver their heavy acid rock distortions with an Oxford-shirted campus naivety that lends their debut an added weird darkness. [Oct 2014, p.86]
  2. Sep 2, 2014
    80
    Wand's resultant mixture of the frenetic and the smooth is intoxicating.
  3. Sep 2, 2014
    75
    They have the playfulness of the Elephant 6 collective, but they’ve dumped their coy tunings in favor of proto-metal guitars and jangly layers, creating a sound all their own.
  4. Sep 2, 2014
    74
    It’s fun, sure, but it’s also thrillingly restless, at times almost desperate.
  5. Uncut
    Sep 2, 2014
    70
    Ganglion Reef configures plenty of their benefactor's favourite modes of garage rock into moderately fresh, often terrific new shapes. [Oct 2014, p.80]
  6. Sep 2, 2014
    70
    Ultimately, Wand's gift for songwriting guides the endless psychedelic tug of war that is Ganglion Reef, offering listeners something turbulent and strange but deeply rooted in strong tunes.
  7. Sep 18, 2014
    60
    Things gets off to a pleasant, somewhat meek start, but bongo-touched Clearer soon stands out for its forceful, head-turning melodies.
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