#good doom

Introducing: The mellow psych-pop of Ghostmouth (Release show TONIGHT!)

On the new LP Glow, local group Ghostmouth make music the melds plaintive songwriting and mellow pyscedelica that sounds like an emo take of Galaxie 500. Lots of bright acoustic guitars parts, dusty drums, lush melodies and plaintive vocals. There is even some harmonica and organ tones. Overall it is a warm blanket of an album for a fall that has already proven to be cold and bleak. You can…

Stream Good Doom’s “New Shapes for You”

It’s a shame that I posted my mid-year local favorites prior to hearing New Shapes For You, the newest record from Good Doom.  It’s a contender for the top of the heap for sure.  The newest material consists of ten tracks, self-released via limited edition tape (also streamable). It’s the band’s finest work yet – a kaleidoscopic arrangement of blissed-out, low-fi psych-pop. The band employs a…

Stream Good Doom’s New “Naps” Cassette

Good Doom are a Minneapolis five-piece band that does not play doom metal (good or otherwise). Instead they play lo-fi, dreamy, reverb-soaked rock music. Their new Ryan Olcott produced cassette Naps (released earlier this month) has been tearing up the airwaves as of late on Radio K. You can stream the whole thing below in all its swirly, off-kilter glory. And keep an eye on the band’s facebook…