Night Beats - S/T

Any number of bands cite 60s Texas psych as an influence. but rarely does a group actually capture what made those bands special. Following their debut EP from last year (also on Trouble in Mind...), the Night Beats have expanded on the bedroom immediacy of their first recordings to create an LP that perfectly captures and modernizes the hallucinogenic and exhilaratingly demonis aura of bands like the 13th Floor Elevators and the Golden Dawn. With blazing guitar work and a razor sharp rhythm section Danny Lee Blackwell and company mutate conventional chords & progressions into a mind blowing sonic-sprawl. The record reels you in with instant-rush 2-3 minute pop songs, then blows your mind with the chaotic journeys of "jams" ala "Dewayne's Drone" and "Little War In The Midwest" that bend and meander but never outstay their welcome. Fans of Black Angels, Hozac, Elevators, Electric Prunes, Nuggets, Hunches, etc..are going to drop out to this one..

Be the first to review this record. Best reviewer each month gets £10 off their next order!