This is an interesting band that is not sure what direction they are going, though all of them involve drugs. We are getting varied levels of disco and funk combined with country elements running through an indie rock reverb. The first song tricks you into thinking this album is going to be about groove na dancing, but it is not. They sound more like they are from San Francisco in the 60s than they sound like they are from England. There is a little British about this band, and that is a success considering the inspiration they are drawing from.
Things get to grooving again on "Daisy." It feels a little like "Radar Love" meets Kacey Musgraves. There is a mellower feel to "Captain's Table"; the vocals stay in the alto purr that prowls the bulk of the songs. The guitars carry more of a jangle. The first song I feel a darker vibe lurking around is "I Can Say Anything." It makes me think of Death Valley Girls. "El Medina" has more movement thanks to the jazz fusion bass line, but wanders around.
This band's bass player has it going on as they really get "Strange Eyes" moving, and the album continues to slowly move in a more October-minded direction. "Vulture Vulture" has more of a drugged-out '60s vibe, that is sunshine with a shadowy underbelly. The Summer of Love finds "Buggin Out' taking a scenic walk through its seedy back alleys. The album closes with "Nothing to You," which finds the band jamming a little more, as they wander through a more relaxed vibe with the dreamy riffs ringing out I will give this album a 9, it is fun and excels at capturing the mood of an era while adding their own sense of sonic adventure.. It was released on FatCat Records.
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