he aptly named, Brooklyn-via-Michigan trio Awesome Color unleash their second record, ELECTRIC ABORIGINES, for Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace label. While not exactly blazing new ground, they retread their own scorched brand of cruddy psych with glee and a willful stubbornness. The technicolor mess of jagged opener "Eyes of Light" serves as the perfect intro into the band's sonce world: Drummer Allison Busch beats the daylights out of her drums as her two bandmates try to keep pace. Singer-guitarist Derek Stanton can't decide whether to shred or sing, so he makes time for both; where his guitar playing is frantic, his vocals are urgent, lending the album an appropriate weight and a depth not heard on their debut. While they ultimately can't sustain the energy and excitement through 10 tracks, ELECTRIC ABORIGINES offers plenty of thrills to those who prefer to drop their acid in the garage.|
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