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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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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John Robins, Comedian
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Rudeness, Youtube
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Brighton Argus
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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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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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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World Without End, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter