Surprisepsychedelic Brooklyn, NY quintet GIFT unwrap what Rolling Stone calls a portal to another dimension on their debut album, Momentary Presence, out October 14, 2022.
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On GIFTS kaleidoscopic first long-player, bandleader TJ Freda & co. uncap the lens to project their vibrant spectrum of psych, krautrock, dream pop, post-punk, noise rock and electronica upon the vacant surfaces of the mindinviting listeners to, in the words of countercultural guru Ram Dass, be here now.
[Its about] being with yourself, not by yourself, says Freda. You are never alone. You are always with yourself.†
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Momentary Presence exists, and thats enough. There is no beginning and no end. From the percolating, in medias res intro of album opener When You Feel It Come Around through the swirling, gliding and expansive conclusion of Here And Now (Time Floats By), GIFT retains the element of cosmic surprise.
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Lead single Gumball Garden opens the gate to a technicolor shoegazing fantasy island dipped in syrupy synths and topped with powdered fuzz riffs to deliver a delectable confection of neo-psychedelic euphoria fueled by dank strains of effervescent psych-prog.
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On Share the Present, crisp drum machines and airy 80s synthesizers make space for Fredas refrain, delivered in a pillow-soft voice that feels like a caress. Lost For You is a rolling, bittersweet psych-folk breakup song driven by jangly acoustic strumming and Fredas vivid palette of synthesizer and organ.
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And on the droning, slow burning Feather, Freda sings of psychic destabilization and the quest for balance from a patchwork nest of indie electronica held together by Fripp- and Beatlesque lead guitar, plus Fredas hallucinatory bedroom production work.
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Treat yourself to Momentary Presence, the debut album from GIFT at finer record stores and streaming apps on October 14, 2022only on Dedstrange.
When You Feel It Come Around Gumball Garden Share The Present Lost for You Pez Stuck in a Dream Dune Feather Pinkhouse Secret Rave Here and Now (Time Floats By)
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- Format Detail: LP
- Genre: Rock
- Format: Vinyl
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