Spaceface is a self described “Retro Futurist Dream Rock” (but you can call them psychedelic-pop) band from Memphis, TN and Los Angeles, CA, active since 2012 and including members of The Flaming Lips and Pierced. Always eavesdropping on the Universe whispering its chaotic will, the groovy bunch harnesses the transcendent pulse of the spacetime continuum into catchy songs that whirl and twirl, bend and stretch, attract and propel. Their unique alloy of dream-pop, funk rock and post-disco, charged by the Sun, ultimately shines way past our collective bedtime, akin to a glow-in-the-dark Slime Science Lab kit. The psych outfit are now announcing Anemoia, a second full-length album that should please fans of Beck, Tame Impala and MGMT. The forthcoming long play is scheduled for release on January 28th, 2022 via Montreal-based Mothland.
Over the course of eight years, the collective has toured all over the United States, as well as Canada, with stops at international festivals such as SXSW, Desert Daze, Canadian Music Week, Treefort Music Fest, Hangout Music Festival, God Save The Queen City and Distorsion Psych Fest. Always equipped with a state of the art, self made light-show & crowd participating antics sometimes accompanied by weirdish stage props and/or gadgets, the ever-evolving American act provides their dedicated following with thrill-inducing D.I.Y. performances that only get crazier as they perfect their experimental craft.
The project’s founding members include Jake Ingalls (formaerly of The Flaming Lips), Matt Strong, Eric Martin, and Daniel Quinlan, but the lead research team recently enrolled Los Angeles-based musical mind, Katie Pierce from Pierced, with whom sonic experiments continue. Ultimately, Spaceface’s goal is to acknowledge the blurred pain that lurks in the corners of one’s vision on a day-to-day basis while providing a brief escape for anyone who needs or desires it. In light of years of thorough research (or a dream to that effect) that have confirmed music, as an artform, to be a potent medicine for both your mind and your feet, the psych rockers abide.
Hand Trembler
Hand Trembler didn’t just form — it escaped. Born in an abandoned Boise bomb shelter around 2014, the band has spent the last decade shape-shifting through genres like a psychedelic radio dial stuck between Frank Zappa, King Crimson, and Tame Impala after too much espresso. Imagine if the Magical Mystery Tour-era Beatles crash-landed at a Phish concert, only to be resurrected by a gang of indie-rock sorcerers. That might give you an idea into what Hand Trembler sounds like, but it’s best to just go see them live!Hand Trembler has been fine-tuning their progressive, psychedelic dance rock sound into something that defies easy categorization, (unless “controlled chaos with a groove” counts?). The band has released 3 albums, with a 4th on the way! Their latest effort, Mind Control Test is their most thoughtful one yet, showcasing the band’s ability to parse through genres as diverse as synth rock, latin jazz, funk, and even bluegrass. Led by visionary wizard guitarist and vocalist, Reese Hancock, the band’s lineup includes Kreed Ray Kleinkopf, Leo Negron, and their newest addition of drum virtuoso Blake Durst.It’s really Hand Trembler’s live shows where the magic turns feral. Whether they’re stretching songs into hypnotic jams or detonating into finger-tapping math-rock precision, their performances feel like a séance with the ghosts of 70s prog rock gods, if those entities had a Spotify playlist that also included Radiohead and Built to Spill.Continually writing, Hand Trembler is actively working on songs for their 5th album which will be “their most ambitious effort yet.
