Haight-Ashbury’s name suggests acid-drenched guitar jams, but the Scottish trio’s second album swamps Galswegian indie rock indolence and studied pop classicism in ludicrously lush, reverb heavy, Mamas And Papas Sunshine state harmonies.
Sophomore, the album’s single, contains all trio’s signature moves. Fuzzed Jesus and Mary Chain guitars throb way down deep in the record’s Marianas Trench of a mix, while a breezy girl-group go-go dance on the surface.
The closing song, Love, Haight and Ashbury, unplugs the effects pedals for a piano and vocal ballad, in a Mike Yarwood style ‘and this is me’ moment.
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Bosco239, youtube
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries