Joy - Under the Spell of Joy - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Lump of Eels 2. Garden State Parkway 3. Magma Pump 4. S*x 5. Little Breaths 6. Something 7. Pulverized 8. Trouble with Motivation 9. My Favorite Parking Lot 10. Change & Adaptation 11. Change & Adaptation

2016 from the award-winning San Diego psych rock band. Produced by vocalist/guitarist Zack Oakley, Ride Along! Contains nine new Joy compositions and a searing cover of ZZ Top's 1971 song 'Certified Blues.' 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 deliver a deafening gauntlet of heavy psychedelia where no riff is left unturned. Ride Along! #is a ferocious testament to the chest-shaking power of rock 'n' roll! Ride Along! #is the highly-anticipated follow up to Joy's 2014 , Under The Spell Of Joy, which was named Best Hard Rock Album by the San Diego Union-Tribune at the 2014 SD Music Awards. Joy's latest features guest contributions from an all-star lineup of Cali psych rock heroes, including Earthless drummer Mario Rubalcaba, Radio Moscow guitarist Parker Griggs and guitarist Brenden Dellar, of Tee Pee labelmates Sacri Monti. Album Tracks 1. I've Been Down 2. Misunderstood 3. Evil Woman 4. Going Down Slow 5. Certified Blues 6. Help Me 7. Red, White and Blues 8. Peyote Blues 9. Ride Along! 10. Gypsy Mother's Son

The album opens with InchHypnagogia,Inch an ode to the space between sleep and wakefulness where we are open to other realms of consciousness. The song slowly builds along a steady pulse provided by bassist Pickle (Nicole Smith) and drummer Rikki Styxx. Tripped out saxophone bleats from guest player Gabe Flores swirl on top of the organ drones laid out by guest keyboardist Gregg Foreman. The band's choral objectives for Under the Spell of Joy are established right off the bat, with Bonnie Bloomgarden's melodic invocations bolstered by a choir, giving the album a rich and vibrant wall-of-sound aesthetic. The song ominously builds on it's hypnotic foundation until it opens up into a raucous revelry at the four-minute mark. The portentous simmer of the opening track yields to the ecstatic rocker InchHold My Hand,Inch where verses reminiscent of Velvet Underground's InchI'm Waiting For The ManInch explode into big triumphant choruses. From there the band launches into the title track, which marries the griminess of The Stooges with an innocence provided by a children's choir chanting the album's primary mantra Inchunder the spell of joy / under the spell of love.Inch Death Valley Girls have always vacillated between lightness and darkness, and on InchBliss OutInch they demonstrate their current exuberant focus with a patina-hued pop song driven by an irrepressibly buoyant organ line laid down by keyboardist The Kid (Laura Kelsey). A similar cosmic euphoria is obtained on InchThe Universe,Inch where alternating chords on the organ help elevate soaring saxophone and keyboard lines out beyond the stratosphere. If you're looking for transcendental rock music, look no further. 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. I'd Rather Be Dreaming 10.