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Mosaic

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Mosaic
Mosaic

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Mosaic

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On , 's founding guitarist and drummer have expanded their ever-evolving lineup into a quintet. Keyboardist returns from 2013's as a full-time member, joined by bassist and second drummer (who also plays with in ). Where earlier records by these neo-psych navigators relied heavily on dark-edged stoner rock as a cornerstone, this is the most varied offering by to date. It was written and rehearsed for an entire summer prior to recording with producer in upstate New York. In the process, the band wove a slew of different influences into their sound, from the astral exclamations of to the minimal Krautrock of ; from the proto-metal space rock of to the sprawling debut by ; from early electric Delta Blues to the two-chord feedback splatter of . "Two Lights" contains a hypnotic, minimal blues vamp with moaning vocals, dueling tom-toms, hand drums, and cymbals. Pasted on to the power guitar riff and bass throb are sitar-esque fills while doomy keyboards spike the margins. In the second half, the tune gathers force, crunching, cracking, and splitting with blown-out distortion as vocals struggle to climb above the squall. "Induction" offers a minimal, spidery guitar riff balanced by spiraling synth and a haunted tom-tom chant. The vocals are a narcotic prayer groaning away in darkness. But it too changes shape, transforming into a biker rock jam in the final minutes, perversely adorned by a rave-up, hard-grooving organ to become a nightmarish elastic wall of sound that never loses its center. The single "Garbage Brain" actually contains a bona fide hook. lays out a melodic riff, appended by a propulsive bass vamp that repeats endlessly through the changes. The swirling organ (reminiscent of ) soars in the backdrop above ragged, multi-tracked vocals. The double drum kit attack shows one man playing just a shade of a beat behind the other, adding weight and dynamic force, and pushing everything into overdrive. There isn't anything on you haven't heard before, but that doesn't matter. It's 's skillful assemblage that does; it's a collective imagination at work, all governed by intuitive feel for traveling the spaceways. These recombinations of rock history are as visceral as they are exploratory, making this set a must for fans of freaky, driving, post-psych rock. ~ Thom Jurek

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