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Friday, September 21, 2018

The Babe Rainbow

Add Date: September 18

Artist: The Babe Rainbow

Album: Double Rainbow

Label: 30th Century Records

Genre: Psychedelic rock

Comments: Double Rainbow is an aural mix of 70s and modern psych rock that also sounds like it was recorded on an airplane (just a bit - that is what Kevin Parker has done anyway right?).  Each track is mellow, brilliantly yet simplistically arranged and has a strange "cool" tension that hangs on throughout the listen.  Songs like "Darby and Joan" have an Allman Brothers/Grateful Dead-esque rhythm, and the relaxing vocals hover over the entire song.  The album is stylistically similar to the likes of other current bands such as King Gizzard, but more approachable.  I also don't usually jump into technicality of how record sounds, but given my background I feel obligated: the mixing is superb.  The EQ on the guitars and drums provides a lo-fi edge that solidifies the album's character.

Recommended Tracks: 1, 2, 4, 8

DNP: None

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