THE ASTEROID NO.4 : The Asteroid No.4

Continuing its majestic journey, the brightest star in our galaxy is back with a self-titled record, its most mature effort to date. The band has relocated from its native Philadelphia to scenic California, moving closer to its neo-psychedelic peers.

Soaked in dapper melancholy, The Asteroid No. 4 primarily evokes autumn and the various sensations and colors attached to it. The Californians know how to write songs with painterly detail, using strings as brushstrokes and triggering that unique feeling that makes the listener feel safe whilst longing for something or someone.

“The River” makes a lordly opening track, being surprisingly much more grounded than their previous work and yet just as lush and layered. Neil Young circa 1970 springs to mind with this poetic, bittersweet and thought provoking tune that marks a new realm in their songwriting style. 
The latter reminds of Baudelaire’s quote :”I can barely conceive of a type of beauty in which there is no melancholy.”

Likewise, “The Windmill of the Autumn Sky” can be ranked as one of the band’s most solid compositions, encapsulating the fall in a glorious and timeless tune.

The Asteroid No. 4 remain flamboyant as well. "Rukma Vimana" and "Revolution Prevail" are epic electric anthems that take you straight on the band’s astral trail.

“Mount Meru” will remind old fans of the group’s early sound and debut album with its sitar and voice over while “Ghosts of Dos Erres” and “Back of Your Mind”  form links between outerspace and planet earth.

A  kaleidoscope of mental pictures, either earthy or otherworldly, is built all the way through. This album  possesses the ability to take you from vast terrestrial landscapes to orbit on a colorful ride.

Buy the ticket, enjoy the oddyssey!

http://theasteroidno4.bandcamp.com/album/the-asteroid-no-4

The Asteroid No.4 was released on October, 8th 2013. 

THE REVELLIONS : Self Titled

Dublin, its Guinness, its writers and... its (garage) rock!
After the crowning of the Urges last year, the Emerald Isle discloses its hottest gem with The Revellions, a quintet of partners in crime who are fond of the sixties and whose self-titled debut album is a statement in style and a tribute to old-school psychedelic garage : a flood of fuzz guitars and devilish atmospheres.
Despite glaring influences, especially The Chocolate Watchband and the Nuggets, these Dubliners display an assertive character and a personal touch. Welcome to the Revellions home, the land of cheeky humor, chaos and psychotropia!
The Irish gang seems to live permanent confrontations and other epic chases (the surf effect, blatant on "Groundswell"), thirty minutes of wild adventures for a short but incredibly intense record.
Besides James Lister's sharp guitar sounds, outrageous Ali Moore, a sweet-looking singer whose howl is staggering, makes you thrill straightaway and keeps knocking you out through vocals.
Their pace is quite furious but the tunes are polished and brilliantly produced, "Ain't No Fool" gets you hooked instantly, then the odd ghost-trainlike "Not The Attraction" and radical "Walking Away" give you goosebumps.
The royal organ of Thomas D'Arcy, a vivacious Brian Jones lookalike, perfects the Revellions sound and endows it with a more subtle and elegant dimension, particularly on the striking "Have It All" , the end of which is amazingly orchestrated and steals the show.
Beyond the vintage sixties sound, the rowdy quintet also pays pays tribute to the Cramps in its music and audacity. By the way, Ali Moore reminds of a gentler and less exhibitionist Lux Interior.
You will easily get trapped by this enthralling world that is as visual as musical, a kind of sixties style pulp-fiction (not the movie, the comics) with merciless gimmicks, hoodlums, endearing bad boys and pin ups, a story in which heroes have kidnapped you but you do no want to be set free. Stockholm syndrome?
Yes, the Revellions are mischievous, daring and bad-ass...you've got to have more of their verve, they are "one of a kind"!

The Revellions was released on Dirty Water Records on December, 8th 2008.
Rank: Stormy High

The Revellions on myspace : http://www.myspace.com/therevellions