of the best new psych bands I've heard in aeons. And I've heard a lot.

Spiral 25 make no bones about it. They're a psychedelic rock band. It says so in the first sentence of their bio. Of course than can conjure up all sorts of horrors involving paisley pattern, shoegazing and the bloody awful racket made by the likes of House Of Love. Lucky for us, Spiral 25 look a bit further afield to the likes of the 13th Floor Elevators, coming up to date with The Warlocks and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, rubbing up against the mighty Hawkwind.

I'll ignore the fact that they seem to like The Stone Roses and The Verve, and concentrate instead on the great swirling riffs that scythe their way through tunes like the title track and 'Signals'. They've only been together since 2008 as Spiral 25, but I'm going to put my neck on the block by claiming they're one of the best new psych bands I've heard in aeons. And I've heard a lot. Mind you, I said that about the Green Telescope back in the last century. However, we can put that one down to a bad dose.

Rock this through a good set of headphones and you can almost feel the spirit of Dave Wyndorf smiling down from 1995 going that's my boys with a lascivious lick of his moustache. This is good, this is. So well done, Joe Chapman, Russell Denham, Chris Monger, Andy Proper and Sunny Singh.

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