CUNEIFORM TABS - Age LP

Highly recommended.

Sophomore album from Bay Area/UK duo. DIY lo-fi pop with experimental elements.

Bathed in late night psychedelia and the looping repetition of a drone sample, the group’s experimental penchants remain, yet this time wrapped around tunes too sweet to be denied. In pulling back a little of the crackle and haze that made their first album so inviting, the Tabs have revealed more of their pop instincts. The overall effect is a perfect set of early Animal Collective demos or Syd Barrett attempting a Television Personalities cover at 3am.

Brilliantly distorted layers of voice, guitars, keys and drum machines.

Recommended for fans of Cindy Lee, Swell Maps, Plagal Grind or think Leonard Cohen smoking in the middle of the street outside a Suicide show.

If all of this sounds phenomenal, it is.