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- Summary: The second full-length release for the Oakland, California psychedelic/space rock band includes influences from Afrobeat and Krautrock.
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- Record Label: Partisan
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
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MagnetAug 16, 2013They create fresh sonic collages that reference past epochs rather than erect shrines to exalt them. [No. 101, p.57]
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Aug 8, 2013The High Frontier is a vibrant and thoughtful album that avoids the trap of naff that this genre can so easily fall into. If I have one gripe, it’s that it sometimes sounds too much like music made 200 light years out from Earth on a journey without any specific destination, neither capturing the thrill of first ignition or the discovery of exotic new worlds.
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UncutAug 8, 2013It's hypnotic and mind-altering, like a fruitful collision between Boredoms, Neu! and the Grateful Dead. [Jul 2013, p.78]
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Aug 8, 2013Languid and drone-heavy, The High Frontier is for the star-gazers that don’t get tired of looking up and wondering what’s out there, as opposed to going out and seeing what’s there for themselves.
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Aug 8, 2013Despite all of its 33 minutes being recorded in a home built studio that also doubles as a brewery, there’s little to suggest anything particularly wacky rubbed off on the sound.