These are strange days for me. That’s how I’ll sum it up for now. The new territories we occupy through life experience can be represented very well through certain types of music, in particular, psychedelic rock. Songs with the repetitive grooves and hooks that can send you into a trance-like state are especially symbolic of deep introspection. This sound is in some ways an autobiographical soundtrack for these days. It’s also served as my inspiration for the latest Compare/Contrast feature on the Fuzz Factory. The two bands I chose to bring you into the a trance were Wooden Shjips and Loop. Wooden Shjips are a contemporary band based in San Francisco. Loop are a band from London that released a few albums from 1987-1992. There are many common threads that tie these two bands together for me even though they are a generation apart. Both bands have those qualities I described and were the appropriate sound for these strange days.
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Breaking Into Heaven – The Stone Roses
Shining Somewhere – Adam Franklin
My Father’s Son – Pearl Jam
Built Low – Paw
We – Brad
Hangover – Gomez
We’re In Yr Corner – Cornershop
Devil Knows – Widowspeak
Stoned, Drunk & Naked – Anders Osborne
Quims In The Window – Big Ass Truck
Moving – Supergrass
Fireside – Arctic Monkeys
The Good In Everyone – Sloan
Remnants – My Morning Jacket
Flying Up A Mountain – Sweetapple
Wake Me – Rusty
Machine – Lions
Vapour – Loop
We Ask You To Ride – Wooden Shjips
Head On – Loop
These Shadows – Wooden Shjips
Straight To Your Heart – Loop
For So Long – Wooden Shjips
From Centre To Wave – Loop
Shrinking Moon For You – Wooden Shjips