Athens based Cyanna Mercury fly the flag for Greek psych-rock on their debut single.
Previously Greece's
main contribution to psychedelia has been the band Aphrodite's Child,
though this 2 track digital single from new psych-blues band Cyanna
Mercury shows that the country is still capable of producing fine
mind-bending sounds.
Dirty Things is a fine
lusty excursion into Hammond heavy blues rock, but it's on the lead
track Ode To The Absent Father, where the band gets to show more of
what they're capable of. A dramatic primal scream of childhood
anxiety complete with exploratory guitar breaks and effects laden
vocals. It's an epically big sound, and bodes well for the promise of
a full length debut LP next spring.
Fusing the best of
British and American blues-rock with a more eastern looking approach
to scales and dynamics, this is an ambitious approach and a notch
above your average retro retread. French fans will get a taste of the
band when a TV show called Mezzo Voce will air a studio-filmed live
performance this October.
Click here for Cyanna
Mercury's website.
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