First single from Sand Pebbles’ fifth album, Dark Magic, is a swirling pop track featuring high-pitched vocals from Tor Larsen. The LP has been created with an impressive list of contributors, including former band members of Galaxie 500 and Spacemen 3, and it shows: the influences of these hazy psych-garage bands have amalgamated into a brand of twisted pop.
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The flipside is that it doesn’t sound like anything particularly new or groundbreaking, but you get the feeling that the members of Sand Pebbles probably aren’t too phased by this. They don’t just wear their influences on their sleeve; their heroes are practically their war cry.
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