I adored Beans' second album from 2020 and 4 years on, the Melbourne five piece return. You can read the review of All Together Now here. Whereas that album was based around great Classic Rock, Boots N Cats is built much more around a groove.
Arrangements wander through genres and are built around riffs and vibes, hypnotically gripping at times, Indeed the instrumental, Kookaburra is prime time 70s Prog with big dollops of Psych. It is far out in its scope and gripping. Sort of far out man!
Strung Along is cinematic and very 70s in both arrangement and style, it is even Funky at times. Silhouette even treads heavily into Space Rock. Dreaming Daisy is most like what's gone before, all wonderful fuzzed up 70s Classic Rock.
Calling has a much lazier vocal, delivered almost Mystery Movie like with a brooding haunting feel that is almost frightening. One To Four is another instrumental, this time almost James Taylor Quartet, nearly Disco stomp at times.
All Together Now was Psych lite, Boots N Cats is still Psych, but edging more towards Prog, built on grooves, patterns and riffs. Gentle at times, but incredibly effective. Don't expect choruses and jangling, but it is nice to sit back and let this all wash over you.
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on all formats and there are loads of links here.
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