Mellow Californian.
February 22, 2011, 0 comments
Pretty blown away by this dark and noisy psychedelic-surf-whatever by these young lads from Maple Ridge, British Columbia. Don’t think you can surf in the eastern suburbs of Vancouver, but you can sure dream of California and meanwhile rock the shit out of Joel’s basement. Crystal Swells recently finished an EP, self-released on cassette. Goethe Head Soup is no less than a stunning delivery, packed with raw and unleashed youthful energy yet a fine feeling for melodies beneath all that fuzzy feedback and distortion. And if you’re wondering about the title, there’s indeed supposed to be “some Faust going on in there”, so just look a little harder. Weird Canada has called this “essential Vancouver”, and though we’re not sure what this means exactly, we’d like to think that in essence it’s just another expression for “really dope”, which would kinda nail it. Enjoy two jams below, and then head over to their bandcamp to cop the whole six song piece.
Crystal Swells – Mellow Californian
Crystal Swells – Patent Trolls
