Death Valley Girls - Under The Spell Of Joy - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

For the better part of a decade, LA's scrappy rock n' roll mystics Death Valley Girls have used their music as a means of tapping into a communal cosmic energy. On albums like Glow In The Dark (2016), Darkness Rains (2018), and Under the Spell of Joy (2020) the band challenged the soul-crushing banality of modern society and celebrated Inchtrue magical infinite potentialInch through a collage of scorching proto-punk riffs, earworm melodies, far-out lyrics, and lysergic auxiliary instrumentation. But on their latest album Islands in the Sky, Death Valley Girls' songwriting mastermind Bonnie Bloomgarden uses the band's anthemic revelries as a guidebook to spiritual healing and a roadmap for future incarnations of the self. And while these may be the loftiest aims of Death Valley Girls to date, the resulting music is also by far their most infectious and celebratory. Album Tracks 1. California Mountain Shake 2. Magic Powers 3. Islands in the Sky 4. Sunday 5. What Are the Odds 6. Journey to Dog Star 7. Say It Too 8. Watch the Sky 9. When I'm Free 10. All That Is Not of Me 11. It's All Really Kind of Amazing

Southern California psychedelic savages Joy have signed to Tee Pee! The sound of Joy has been described as 'a spaced-out sonic groove-ride' and 'outer reach freak out,' but that hyperbole alone doesn't do justice to the group's measured mode of attack. Joy puts a premium on establishing both structure and dynamics, it's kaleidoscopic flurry and full-throttle riffage is anchored by both subtle detail and surprising textural depth. Prepare to fall UNDER THE SPELL OF JOY! Features special appearances by guest musicians Nik Turner (Hawkwind) and Parker Griggs (Radio Moscow)! Album Tracks 1. Unter the Spell 2. Miles Away 3. Confusion 4. Evil 5. One More Time 6. Driving Me Insane 7. Death Hymn Blues 8. Back to the Sun

While studies have been conducted aiming to understand the science behind music, our inexplicable ability to tap into the emotions of another human being by way of arrangements of sonic frequencies still seems a bit like magic. LA's Death Valley Girls have always sought to wield that magic like ancient mystics, creating psychic bonds with willing ears through the medium of their fiery rock n' roll. On the surface, previous albums like Glow in the Dark and Darkness Rains were rowdy mash-ups of early American punk, sun-baked psych rock, and proto-metal fire-and-brimstone guitar worship, yet there was always an undercurrent of some kind of strange, celebratory communal ritual in their music. With their latest album Under the Spell of Joy, the band dives even deeper into that magical cosmic energy. Album Tracks 1. Hypnagogia 2. Hold My Hand 3. Under the Spell of Joy 4. Bliss Out 5. Hey Dena 6. The Universe 7. It All Washes Away 8. Little Things 9. 10 Day Miracle Challenge 10. I'd Rather Be Dreaming 11. Dream Cleaver