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Shyga! The Sunlight Mound
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  • Summary: The fourth full-length release for the Australian psychedelic rock band was partially recorded at lead singer Jack McEwan's home studio.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Uncut
    Feb 26, 2021
    80
    Packing 14 tracks into 38 minutes, it's very much a sprint, the breathlessness part of its impact, despite this intensity, mainman Jack McEwan steers SHYGA!... clear of excess and keeps his ear on melody throughout. [Apr 2021, p.34]
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  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Feb 3, 2021
    80
    Exuberant throughout, PPC's trip has notched up a gear. [Mar 2021, p.84]
  3. Glide Magazine
    Feb 3, 2021
    80
    The galloping “Mango Terrarium” and freakout closer “The Tales of Gurney Gridman” both stick around a bit too long, however, when SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound wraps up, fans of driving psychedelic rock will be sporting a permagrin from consuming this newest dose of the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets.
  4. musicOMH.com
    Feb 5, 2021
    80
    Distinguished by its wide eyed, maddeningly flamboyant mélange of ideas, these Perth psychonauts’ latest is so potent you risk getting tinnitus and/or a contact high from each monolithic twist and turn.
  5. The Line of Best Fit
    Feb 3, 2021
    70
    SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound is great fun if you don’t think about it too much. It uses some brilliant inspiration taken from '60s psych and prog rock and even some hints of '90s grunge. However, it’s difficult to not take notice of the sameness featured throughout the record that makes it that little bit duller than it could have potentially been.
  6. DIY Magazine
    Feb 4, 2021
    70
    Unperturbed by overkill, the anthemic choral hooks and supercharged production values deliver a thrilling spectacle, even if the band are yet to realise their inflated ambitions.
  7. Beats Per Minute
    Feb 11, 2021
    65
    The first half of SHYGA! contains most of the sharper hits, while the guitars on the second half are allowed to roam looser and longer.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. loukspinelli
    Feb 18, 2021
    10
    good sounds that make my ears/brain happy when I play them. I recommend this album to people who like when good sounds make their ears/brain happy.
  2. Al0_3
    Mar 24, 2023
    9
    Physically ascended listening to this album, just goes though everything, it's vibrant, grungy, ephemeral, all of it. All packed into a singlePhysically ascended listening to this album, just goes though everything, it's vibrant, grungy, ephemeral, all of it. All packed into a single album deff worth a listen at the very least 5 times.… Expand
  4. tobacco_mosaic
    Feb 5, 2021
    9
    Some of these riffs bruv... mad. Unlike the Foo's, these dudes put out their best singles first. Nonetheless, bangin album.
  5. noname0
    Mar 24, 2023
    0
    Bad sounds that make my ears/brain angry when I play them. I dont recommend this album to people who like when bad sounds make their ears/brain angry