Let's get started shall we?
"If you wish that the Beatles had spent a little more time cavorting around the countryside in a garishly painted bus and climbing trees with silly woolen hats on instead of getting all beardy, serious and hateful on each other, then this is the album for you." (Full Review)
"Textural and spacious with lush keyboard vistas that make this often sound like the bastard son of Neu and Wilco."
"Some of the most palatable servings of space rock that I've come across in many a year. There are many touchstones for their sound - the Verve's early E.Ps, Pompeii era Pink Floyd and Krautrock of the more organic type all come to mind immediately" (Full Review)
"Mixing the strict Motorik tempos of Neu with droning Spiritualized style space rock, huge, sludgy guitar breaks and plenty of moody proggish keyboard work. A slowburning intensity that's hypnotic, and awash with a beautiful dreamy psychedelia."
"If you've ever wondered how Neu and Hawkwind would coexist in a musical partnership then this'll allow you to move on and find something new to ponder" (Full Review)
"Studying Rock n Roll 101? Look no further - here is your musical textbook, study hard." (Full Review)
"Blissful nostalgia with a nagging sense of trepidation lurking just below the surface." (Full Review)
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"Well crafted psych folk - everything melts together, forming a lovely soundscape that you keep wanting to return to." (Full Review)
""Noctuary" is quickly becoming one of my most played albums of the year, with it's hazy, trippy textures seeming to resonate with pretty much whatever mood I'm in." (Full Review)
"A consistently adventurous and entertaining listen (it helps that the source material is psych-pop of the highest order), with very few acts taking the safe route, and the bigger the risks taken, the higher the dividends paid." (Full Review)
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"Sitar-heavy riffing and chiming Rickenbackers, all filtered through a glorious paisley drone." (Full Review)
"Throbbing synths, tinkling Goblinesque tubular bells and rambling treated demonic voices represent the creep-factor, but there's plenty of beauty to be found too" (Full Review)
"A more direct and user friendly album than the majority of Library Music albums that it's influenced by, and an ideal gateway album for those keen to dabble in the genre." (Full Review)
"Sunny baroque psychedelia - Van Dyke Parks, Brian Wilson, a bit of Macca all shot through a woozy cinematic filter which is equal parts Morricone and David Lynch." (Full Review)
"A surprisingly diverse cross section of songs, and some irresistible three part harmonies (four part when I'm on song) makes this the most accessible, charming set of feel good indie pop you're likely to hear this year." (Full Review)
"Everything a good, scratch that, great rock n roll album should be; raucous, reverential, irreverent and silly and full of cracking, great tunes" (Full Review)
"The guitars are louder, and fuzzier than ever and the drums are alternately funkier and heavier than on previous outtings." (Full Review)
"Jacco has a bright future with an appeal that extends far beyond that of the majority of his peers - niche music with a mainstream appeal." (Full Review)
"A varied mixture of influences for an album that doesn't try to conform to any one genre's standards, but observes a wider picture that encapsulates powerpop, psychedelia, americana and a whole lot of jangle among other things." (Full Review)
"An amazing record, particularly for those looking to step into a time machine and take it back to the heyday of breezy psych pop." (Full Review)
"A totally unexpected bonus, and a continuation of a renaissance that we'd all assumed was over." (Full Review)
"Never a dull moment and many of these moments are inspired, this is one of the most melodically gifted and cleverly crafted albums I've heard this year so far." (Full Review)
"the dominant flavor is distinctly lysergic, although with a suggestion of something more cinematic and panoramic than most new bands can muster." (Full Review)
"something of an understated masterpiece, a record with forebears in albums like Gene Clark's solo debut and David Crosby and Graham Nash's early solo albums - overshadowed albums that will never be as famous as they deserve to be but are nonetheless cherished by those with a more adventurous disposition." (Full Review)
"an album removed from time, that could have been composed at any time in the last hundred years without sounding like it belongs to any specific era." (Full Review)
"An impressively diverse set of vintage psychedelia and powerpop with surprises around every corner, choruses that will floor you, and a production sound to die for"
"The Scientist's ability to switch from whimsical good humor to the beautifully dark melancholy of the flawless "Golgotha" at the drop of a hat is their biggest drawcard." (Full Review)
Looking forward to seeing what the second half of the year brings our way.....
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