Serving up sonic goodness bound to please fans of Spacemen 3, Asteroid 4, Kyuss, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and Pink Floyd, Los Angeles-based label Kitten Robot Records unveils the newest of many uber-cool releases unearthed from their roster.
Now we have ‘I Like to Feel Good’, a title that sounds easy enough for anybody to associate with, a gem of a shoegaze-imbued track from fellow Californians Tombstones In Their Eyes that celebrates the idea that being yourself is enough and that it can be a force for positive change in society and in the lives of other people.
Tombstones In Their Eyes is made up of long-time members John Treanor (vocals & guitar), Stephen Striegel (drums), Courtney Davies (vocals), Phil Cobb (guitar) and Paul Boutin (guitar), along with new band members Joel Wasko (bass) and Clea Cullen (vocals). The band released two tasters from their much-anticipated ‘Asylum Harbour’ album – ‘Sweet as Pie’ and ‘I’m Not Like That’.
Producing a captivating blend of thoughtful introspection and expansive soundscapes, Tombstones In Their Eyes move from strength to strength with every release they put out, year after year. One of the coolest bands to have emerged on the American psychedelic rock scene in the past decade, they rise to the bar of such bands as BJM, creating music that is captivating, satisfying and deep, while also managing to transmit good vibes.
Recorded at Kitten Robot Studios in Los Angeles and co-produced by John Treanor, this album was produced and engineered by Paul Roessler (TSOL, The Screamers, Nina Hagen), also known for his work with Josie Cotton, Hayley and the Crushers and Gitane Demone Quartet. A new wave, so to speak, the long-player sees TITE mainman pull past the pain, numbness and chaos reflected on their previous album ‘Sea of Sorrow’.
John Treanor shares, “‘I Like to Feel Good’ has probably my favorite verse of any song that I’ve written. It’s the second long verse and it was written in a stream of consciousness fashion. I don’t believe that I changed any of the words that came out in that first pass. And it really hit home. It summed up my existence, thinking that my sensitivity was a burden and a malady, only to find that it is a gift that I can use to make life better. Beyond that verse, it also has a really cool wah part leading from the main verse to the last chorus. The part only lasts thirty seconds or less but it came out so good. And I love the overall vibe and sound of the song, it sounds super fuzzy and driving (in the verses especially).”
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Tombstones In Their Eyes began a decade ago as a demo-swapping exercise between two childhood friends separated by geography (John Treanor in LA and James Cooper in NYC), but soon blossomed into a full-fledged band and a healthy stream of expansive music that is laced with fuzzed out psychedelic majesty. For John, writing and performing is also a way of dealing with anxiety and depression, a way of talking about the subject without being the centre of the conversation, and a way of being subliminal rather than direct. Hence TITE’s music looks out into the universe as much as it looks inward toward the soul.
Named after a maritime phrase for a safe place to wait out a storm, ‘Asylum Harbour’ is an album of resurfacing, reflecting a new phase of healing after re-emerging from the pandemic. Treanor shares, “The album has been ready for some time, so it’s a relief to get it out…. Now we get to go out and play the songs from the new record live.”
On October 8, ‘I Like to Feel Good’ will be available everywhere online, including Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp. The full ‘Asylum Harbour’ album will be released in various digital formats and digitally on November 19.
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