Fantastic neo-psychedelia. Tripping without chemicals...
J. M. Arnold | Beaumont, TX | 05/18/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I just learned of this band from the SXSW Ioda sampler Amazon put out last month and I came away impressed. Now that I've bought both "Fever" and their debut "Embrace," I have hope for the future of rock music.
Sandstorm Woman, the 9th and final track on this album is a blistering, soaring, trip inducing epic of rock. I can't recommend it highly enough; it is the highlight of the album. I also love Wild Machines: Very heavy & powerful. But other songs like Rigamaroo, Ooh Boy, & Acid Love, while not fillers, seem to be breathers. Songs that you play to let the audience cool down before blasting off with Desert God or something from Embrace.
If you're a fan of bands like Cream, Iron Butterfly (which I actually don't care for), the Jimi Hendrix Experience, or even Stone Temple Pilots and Nirvana I'm sure you'll be putting Sleepy Sun into heavy rotation."
Genuine psychedelic rock with a classic feel
Charlie Quaker | Normal, IL. | 06/09/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"San Francisco band deliver a strong second album of brilliant, flowing, carefully orchestrated
psychedelic rock that moves with power & grace from gorgeous neo-folk/blues to soaring guitar/
keyboard rock trips--all topped with some captivating vocal harmonies. Sleepy Sun paint a
weirdly dynamic psychedelic landscape in a desolate sea of guitars that's dark & beautiful with
the occasional noise overload and flourishes of lurid energy, all delivered with emotional grit &
an intimate attention to detail that invites repeated listening. References are Black Mountain,
Loop, Jefferson Airplane, Drones, Comets On Fire, Citay, Dead Meadow.
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Track Listings (9) - Disc #1