SONG PREMIERE: SHERPA
Blissed-out vibes to make you forget it's winter? Yes, please.
There are many things we like music to sound like, but a description that goes, "Heavy and euphoric jog across the ocean of blissed-out dolphins," has to rank among our favorites. Because really: who wouldn't want to listen to that?
So consider that your introduction to "I'm Becoming More Like an Animal" by sherpaband.com. This Auckland, New Zealand five-piece plays velvet painting psych rock--you know, jagged pop gems lazily reflecting through the imaginary haze. They've established quite a following on that side of the globe ever since releasing their debut album, Lesser Flamingo, earlier this year and now they're gearing up to transfer the good vibes to the US. (Side note: Someone must be lacing the Aussie-Kiwi water supply, because how else to explain the mind-altering music from bands like Tame Impala?)
While we wait for Lesser Flamingo to come out here--it's tentatively slated for an early 2013 release--feast your ears on the blissed-out dolphin jam "I'm Becoming More Like An Animal." "The song is about yearning to be an animal, or noticing a shift in your character to resemble that of an animal," explains Sherpa's lead singer and guitarist Earl Ho, before adding, "More accurately, it was me on an acid trip having a connecting with a cat and me wanting to be the cat and live a simple life like him."
You don't need to be on a trip to hear it, though--we've got the exclusive premiere. Feeling blissed out, however, is a requirement.
REBECCA WILLA DAVIS
Visit sherpaband.com for more info.
So consider that your introduction to "I'm Becoming More Like an Animal" by sherpaband.com. This Auckland, New Zealand five-piece plays velvet painting psych rock--you know, jagged pop gems lazily reflecting through the imaginary haze. They've established quite a following on that side of the globe ever since releasing their debut album, Lesser Flamingo, earlier this year and now they're gearing up to transfer the good vibes to the US. (Side note: Someone must be lacing the Aussie-Kiwi water supply, because how else to explain the mind-altering music from bands like Tame Impala?)
While we wait for Lesser Flamingo to come out here--it's tentatively slated for an early 2013 release--feast your ears on the blissed-out dolphin jam "I'm Becoming More Like An Animal." "The song is about yearning to be an animal, or noticing a shift in your character to resemble that of an animal," explains Sherpa's lead singer and guitarist Earl Ho, before adding, "More accurately, it was me on an acid trip having a connecting with a cat and me wanting to be the cat and live a simple life like him."
You don't need to be on a trip to hear it, though--we've got the exclusive premiere. Feeling blissed out, however, is a requirement.
REBECCA WILLA DAVIS
Visit sherpaband.com for more info.
This story was published on November 26, 2012.
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