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- Summary: The second full-length release from psychedelic supergroup MIEN was recorded in Abilene, Austin and Montreal.
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- Record Label: Fuzz Club Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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May 1, 2025Even the more overtly psych-rock tracks spill into new territory or shake you out of your reverie. ‘Counterbalance’ surrenders to punk fuzz. Three and a half minutes into the mesmeric drip of ‘How Could You Run’, Rishi Dhir’s sitar obliterates all hope of stupor. ‘Slipping Away’ sounds precisely the opposite – urgent and present – and ‘Empty Sun’ is equally formidably paced.
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May 1, 2025This is not retro. This is not homage. This is borderline heresy. The past is there, yes, but only so it can be restructured, reprogrammed, reversed. They remember the old rites – Silver Apples, United States of America, Amon Düül II – but not to copy them.
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May 1, 2025You might flash back to 1990s Primal Scream or the Madchester grooves of a couple years prior, to certain Spiritualized cuts or even, in the flurry of woodwinds, a bit of Sun Ra. It’s quite good if you can get beyond wishing it were really Clinic. It’s maybe the next best thing.
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MojoMay 1, 2025Clinic fans will dig this. [May 2025, p.93]