The California-based band Tombstones in Their Eyes is one of my favourite shoegazey bands that welcome tons of inspirations from other genres to their music. Led by John Treanor, the outfit release their albums quite frequently and it was time for the fourth one in their discography called Sea of Sorrow.
Following the two fantastic albums Maybe Someday and Looking for a Light, the new album builds on what the predecessors introduced: the dense, desert psychedelia wed with hazy noise and dreamy vocals. It is as mesmerizing as it is ethereal. This, plus the unbelievably catchy melodies (some instant hits here, like for example The Bitter Ones) result in something that is both quite unique and exciting. The album is long and but is designed to keep the listener's attention til the very end with the Americana elements (like the focus on the engaging plot of the lyrics) and the psychedelic whirlpool of hazy sounds in the title's sea of sorrow.
Sea of Sorrow costs 9 USD.
Check: The Bitter Ones
Country: California, US
Genre: shoegazey psychedelic rock
Label: Kitten Robot Records
