Commune
These unusually masked and creepy Swedish psychedelia dealers play a mix of tribal rhythms, guitar riffs dominated by wah-wah pedals, and raw, garage-rock styled productions, over which a number of vocalists sing, chant, and yell from various positions. “Goatchild” perfectly distills the group\'s essence, while tracks like “Talk to God,” “To Travel the Path Unknown,” and “Gathering of Ancient Tribes” explore the numerous paths to high weirdness. There’s a looseness in these jams that sounds all-inclusive, as if the songs were just waiting for you to pick up an instrument and play along. *Commune* clearly succeeds in creating an alternate universe where everyone can party.
The Swedish band Goat loops musical traditions that have developed outside Western pop into drone-rock, expanding the range of tones and rhythms that most of the bands in Spacemen 3's wake have wielded at their disposal. Their new album is recorded through a thick veil of reverb, which makes for an improvement on the crisper tone of their debut.
The Swedes' return somehow melds more influences than on their highly regarded debut, resulting in one enormously satisfying record
If you're looking for subtlety, look elsewhere than the Swedish psychedelic collective GOAT.
With a sound that seems to exist outside of any particular place and time, Goat materialize once again to bestow upon us their second musical offering, Commune.
This mysterious Swedish collective certainly got chins-a-wagging in 2012, thanks to the sheer of scope of their all-action psych-rock. This second LP picks up where debut World Music left off, picking purposefully at the same threads of pulsating hypno-groove. Caught unawares, you might mistake the San Francisco vibes of To Travel The Path Within for pure retro pop, yet amidst Commune’s wired and wonderful textures, it feels infinitely more complex than that.
Goat’s second album keeps the psychedelic-ritual vibe going, and it’s as infectious as ever, writes <strong>Kitty Empire</strong>
Review of Goat's new album 'Commune' by Northern Transmissions, the LP comes out on September 22nd via Sub Pop, the lead single is "Hide From The Sun"
This bunch of Swedes’ startling blend of African-styled guitar and psychedelia works surprisingly well, writes <strong>Michael Hann</strong>