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Tamaryn

Tamaryn's "Tender New Signs" (2012), "These Waves" (2010) & "Cranekiss" (2015).
These first two tracks from New Zealand-born singer-singwriter Tamaryn Brown are perfect late night lounge lizard psychedelic shoegazy affairs, say 3 to 4 in the morning, when you're coming down from whatever it is you're coming down from.  Light a few candles.  Burn some incense.  Turn up the volume.  And chill. "While You're Sleeping, I'm …

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The Verve (pre-Bittersweet)

The Verve's 1992 EP singles "All in the Mind" and "She's a Superstar," and their 1993 debut album "A Storm in Heaven."
I've been finding that most people I've talked to about the Verve, or frontman Richard Ashcroft's solo efforts, haven't heard the early material - i.e. pre-"Urban Hymns," which features their most popular and least profitable song "Bittersweet Symphony."  Thank the Stones for that last bit, due to a copyright disagreement over a particular sample.  Anyway, …

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Pond’s “Sweep Me Off My Feet”

A family shot from Pond's music video for "Sweep Me Off My Feet.”
Listening to Pond's "Sweep Me Off My Feet."If you like psychedelic Aussie bands, particularly Tame Impala, these guys might work for you.  Jay Watson's in both bands, and they also share a few other Impala members from time to time.  They're gonna be at Desert Daze on Oct. 12.Here's the Spotify embed ... "Sweep Me …

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