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Apr 6, 2015The power of Wand may not be pleasant, but its pandemic of virulent noise may well become the itch you can't scratch.
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New Musical Express (NME)Mar 31, 2015In August 2014, Los Angeles trio Wand released debut ‘Ganglion Reef’, a psychedelic record inspired by a make-believe island. They’ve maintained that imaginative approach for follow-up Golem, which is full of brain-bending riffs, effects and abstract lyrics.
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MojoMar 19, 2015This is one heck of a wild and beautiful ride. [Apr 2015, p.89]
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Mar 19, 2015It's a trip, a varied one with heavy/light and ugly/beautiful balances in perfect moderation.
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Mar 20, 2015As with most psychedelic rock, Golem has a penchant for wandering and is probably best enjoyed stoned. But Wand is quickly growing into a band that can take a musical trip and still land squarely on its feet.
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UncutApr 29, 2015The band are at their best when they put their heads down and rock. [Jun 2015, p.83]
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MagnetApr 15, 2015The whole thing is executed with a sense of starry-eyed bliss. [No. 119, p.61]
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Mar 31, 2015It’s very difficult to do anything new in psych but with their energy and enthusiasm, not to mention some interesting work with electronics, Wand have managed to bring a surprisingly entertaining offering to the genre.
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Mar 23, 2015Their new sound might scare off some of the psych lovers who dug their debut, but for anyone looking for some weird heavy rock noise, Golem fits the bill.
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Alternative PressMar 19, 2015Golem works best when Wand finds a way to split the difference via proto-prog face peelers like "Cave In" or the Hawkwind-like "Planet Golem" where the sweet and acrid combine to make something particularly intoxicating. [Apr 2015, p.94]
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Mar 19, 2015Wand excels at delivering heavy and murky sounds, but they're a bit late to a conversation that their peers have already dominated.
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Under The RadarApr 17, 2015Golem is another epic, apocalyptic wasteland where the riff is king. [Apr - May 2015, p.89]