Black Sands EPs

(Black Sand/Bandcamp)

Black Sand - The Reverberation EP

This EP is so damn good that I can't pick any highlights off of it. Hazy psychedelic/shoegaze with smooth, dry production. Cannot stop listening and picking up on new nuances in the music. Highly Recommended.

self-released/2017


Black Sand - Endless Blue

"Don't Throw It All Away" is simply breathtaking, and head and shoulders above the rest of the tracks here. While the other songs follow a similar formula, the repeating arpeggiated riff and warm bass propel it forward at a blissful and languid pace.

self-released/2018

Black Sand - Around The Sun 

Absolutely beautiful psychedelic/space rock. "Heaven" is a laid back Spiritualized/Jesus and Mary Chain groove that will lull you into your best mindset. 

self-released/2019

Black Sand - Kaleidoscope EP 

"For The Longest Time" is an epic tune stretching through the desert with backwards guitars, a warm bassline, and a tight drumbeat. Modern psychedelic for the ages. 

self-released/2019 

Long Trees - Drifting EP

Long Trees -

“Drifting EP”

By

Jesse E. Mullen

 

Lead by the duo of Rafael Attias and Dan Wright, Long Trees is a Providence-based alt. country band with slowcore overtones, giving fans of both genres plenty to enjoy.

Basking in slowcore/alt. country perfection, "Drifting" is a sparsely produced and orchestrated masterpiece. With a clean, minimalist guitar line, brushstroke drumbeat, and warm male vocal, it is the strongest track here. While none of the other tracks quite reach the height of its subtle beauty, "Jenny" is good skipping country rock in the vein of Wilco's AM. "Prez" is glacial psych rock, and "You Keep On Singing My Songs" waltzes along like prime mid-'70s Grateful Dead. A must have for fans of Lunapark (or Pup Tent)-era Luna, Codeine, or any of the aforementioned bands, Long Trees puts together a solid EP that is worth more than a cursory listen.

https://longtrees.bandcamp.com/album/drifting-ep

Self-Released/2016