I've been waiting to tell you about this for quite a while and you will now be reading about an Album Of The Year. Well into their third decade, expanded from a trio to a quartet with the addition of a third Mancillas, Natalie.
Psychology is a wonderful statement of the joy of the Guitar and the chorus. It is also an album that is all over the place, magnificently so. The variety is endless from Angular to Brit Pop via Psych and Pop Rock. It is a splendid listen.
Compare the just over 2 minutes glorious Brit Pop of The Song That Nobody Heard to the heavy 6 minutes Psych of Green Jesus and you will appreciate that you are quite a ride. Those songs follow one another and so you will understand that there is a lot going on here.
Snack And Treats is a mix of Fuzz and Jangle Pop that blends perfectly. Dumb comes across as glorious UK 1978 New Wave with a touch of Noo Yawk sneeze and an unforgettable Telstar interlude. Fame Whore is all 60s Beat built around another great Riff.
The title track starts with a top notch Bassline that recalls the band's earlier Funk, it is more New Wave though, a little Talking Heads instrumentally and an adventure in itself. It even gets a little dancey. Kaleidoscope is fantastically Angular with a killer chorus.
Have Fuzz Will Travel maybe sums up the band most, certainly here and adds a sort of Screamadelica woo hoo hoo and a Guitar break that adds to the raiding of the instrument cupboard. A stunning set of songs from Chuck Mancillas, stunning Guitar work and a locked in Rhythm section, what more could you want? A stunning listen!
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on CD and as a download.
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