Madaila

Now, I don't condone or promote the use of LSD, but I love when songs sound like they were written on acid. Especially when the trippy quirks are unexpected and fresh as fabric softner. When the term 'psychedelic' is used my mind automatically ventures to the late 60's and albums like Revolver that are heavy on some didgeridoo. 

But lately artists like Tame Impala are throwing the 'psychedelic term' in the spin cycle and mixing some pop and synth elements. And I love it. Then their are artists who are extracting the 60's even more and giving you pure psych-pop. Artists like Glass Animals, Jungle and now Madaila. They are using influences like Jamiraqui and Prince to filter through the kaleidoscope app on their iPhones.

The didgeridoo and long bending guitar solos are being replaced with synth and groove. It's the millennial's psychedelia, dressed up in high tops, high wasted jeans and vodka soaked tampons. They dance, rather than trance to their psych shit. 

STOP CHANGING THE INSTITUTIONS WE HOLD DEAR. The white men can't handle it; they need their musical trips Patchouli scented, not spritzed with grapefruit body splash. 

But still, there is so much more I love about this Madaila album...in no particular order: 

• They sound like they are from the UK, but are from fucking Vermont. 
• The intro is fucking huge and suspenseful. On the level of 'One Night in Bangkok', but not as corny.
• The beat on 'Nature' is what began my obsession when I heard it on Sirius this past Saturday.
• The disjointed structure of some tracks drop my jaw to the ground and have my tongue roll out of my mouf like a Fruit By The Foot.  (In particular 'Nature' and 'Nurture')
• The singer's voice is as poweful as Suzanne Somers' thighs.  
• The songs, although psychedelic, have incredible emotion.
• The Prince sounding solo on the last track 'Woods' engorges my pants with diamond studded strength. (and then I'm left with blue balls....why couldn't this guitar solo lasted for 10 minutes?)

Traces came out last Friday, you can purchase it on iTunes. Or you could stream it for free on Spotify but an ad will disrupt the transition from the first and second track. And that just kills the mood. So, just go buy it.