First Taste

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AlbumAug 02 / 201912 songs, 41m 1s
Psychedelic Rock Garage Rock
Popular Highly Rated

A first taste of Ty? Hardly, but First Taste erects extreme new sonic skylines for Segall to soar over. His natural state of urgency is paired with a thirsty contemplative vibe as Ty examines both sides now, twisting some of his best songs and production wack into hard left turns both sweet and hot.

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7.5 / 10

Temporarily abandoning the guitar, the prolific garage rocker channels his indulgences and comes away with an unusually focused album.

8 / 10

The prolific Californian takes a frenetic left turn on latest LP

7.6 / 10

The hyper-prolific California DIY legend returns with his first solo album in over a year and a half, one that curiously…

An album steeped in killer rhythms.

Ty Segall spent so much of 2018 cranking out albums and bringing the rock in a big way that one can forgive him for slowing down a bit and turning the volume down in 2019.

The prolific garage rocker returns with First Taste, his first album in a while with a unified sonic vision

8 / 10

Ty Segall is having fun. So much so that on First Taste, he's shelved his signature fuzzed-out electric guitar for different flavours found...

6.5 / 10

We're never going to catch Ty Segall. The swicy player is ahead on the auditory, producing away from expectations. Think his next release is going to be louder and faster?

(Drag City)

6 / 10

It’s almost like Ty Segall was in two-minds about where he wanted to go on his latest pastoral adventure – few psychedelic jams here.

The album expands the singer’s sound while holding onto the maximalist streak that makes his work so compelling.

7.5 / 10

In 11 years, Ty Segall has released 13 records and various EPs, with various projects. He just dropped his brand new album 'First Taste' via Drag City

Distorted vocals, funky, jerky guitars, walls of drumming and banks of harmonies dissolve into sad pianos (sometimes) on Segall’s fantastic 13th solo effort

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