All too often NYC’s psychedelic bands tend to be dark and a little contrived. How refreshing then to listen to Prince Rupert’s Drops‘ exhuberant brand of psychedelic revival in their freshly released album ‘Climbing Light’. Alternatively channeling the original psychedelia of the 60s (including occasionally the pastoral psych-folk atmospheres of the very beginnings), the rock dreaminess of the Paysley Underground of the mid ’80s, and even the 90’s upbeat and creative alt psych rock of bands like Flaming Lips and Camper Van Beethoven, the record sounds like an unpretentious tribute to Psychedelia in all its splendor. The album droppedon November 11, the record release show will be at Brooklyn’s Wild Kingdom on December 5th.
We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!