Blog: SoundsXP

It's called 'Hits Me Like I'm Stoned', it's over six-and-a-half minutes long and it's a 7" only release by Cumbrian modern psychedelia proponents The Lucid Dream . Yep, you've guessed it, this single is a gargantuan slab of reverberating, discordant psych-rock, alright. Guitars oscillate and drums pound like early Spacemen 3, the vocals are swamped in the mix so that they become barely distinguishable. Then part way through the band go into overdrive, concocting the kind of trippy wig-out that Barrett-era Pink Floyd were a touch fond of. Single material this is certainly not, excellent it certainly is, and [...]