Following their debut release of Curiosity last year, Wampire are gearing up to dose us with another full-length psychedelic trip titled, Bazaar, out October 7th on Polyvinyl Records. Fortunately, you don’t have till then to experiment with their new sounds, as the boys just premiered the album’s second single and opening track, "The Amazing Heart Attack." The song retains the spacy 70’s synth styling present on Curiosity, but amps up the progy riffage for a darker, heavier sound. By contrast, Bazaar‘s lead single "Wizard Staff" slows things down with a sexy little groove reminicent to something Bruce Springstein and David Bowie might have collaborated on. Catch Wampire in Salem September 12 at Level B or in Portland September 21 at the Hathorne Theater with English psych rippers, Temples.
– Travis Leipzig