CAVE - Psychic Psummer LP goth 180 gram blood red vinyl

180 gram blood red vinyl

While Kraftwerk was already headings towards more synth-based sound

New Veteran lops away at conventional structures but allows curious mutations to grow freely in the stumps

It wasn’t too long afterwards that he put out the equally amazing “Your So Lewd” single (now included on the album as well)

CAVE - Psychic Psummer LP goth 180 gram blood red vinylAt their best, Chicago's Cave boil down familiar but disparate branches of psychedelic rock into a sludgy yet nimble whole. Their first album approached different modes like a kid in a candy store, dipping into heavy riffs, hypnotic repetition, and howling noise, but it sprinted and lagged, never pacing itself as expertly as the band does now. Psychic Psummer is comparatively a less immediate listen, but it is a deeper and ultimately more rewarding