REVIEW: THIMASTR – Muscle Memories

 Out now on High Dive Records is the new album from THIMASTR titled, Muscle Memories.  After a five year wait, the Lawrence, KS based band offers up a brand of shoegaze and surf-inspired psych-pop with danceable rhythms sure to make you move.    

Throughout the album reverb-rich guitars abound especially on the standout track, “Blood Potion”, with its psychedelic swirl of thumping toms and spoken-word mantras.  Likewise, the infectiously catchy single, “Nude Thigh” is built upon snaking, sing-along melodies and hand-claps.  Other standouts include, “Chuck Ranger” which is propelled by a galloping beat and evocative Western whistling that dissolves into psychedelic madness, and “Jack LaLanne” with its Spector-sized beat and dual male/female vocal melodies.    

Muscle Memories, the 9-song sophomore album - available on limited edition cassette and digipak CD -  is slightly less sunny and more moodier than their impressive debut; showcasing a more psych-tinged sound that remains as hip-shaking as ever.     

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