Lawrence, Kansas based Psychedelic Cosmic Doom collective They Watch Us From The Moon has released the official video for the track “Space Angel” taken from their latest album “Cosmic Chronicles: Act I, The Ascension.” “Space Angel” highlights TWUFTM’s trademark unique blend of Heavy riffs, cool solos and supreme vocals. Watch the video through the YouTube player below:
TWUFTM have riffs as Heavy as Osmium and melodic lead guitar lines (think Gilmour meets Buck Dharma) as strong as spider’s silk, it’s a wonder they managed to escape the atmosphere. Perhaps it’s because the sublime vocals of TWUFTM’s twin “Space Angels“ Luna Nemesis and Nova 101001 guide you beautifully through the clouds. In fact their vocals are a total highlight throughout and lift this record far above any genre pigeonholing.
TWUFTM are also a band that has a concept behind the groove. Sci-fi Space Opera, a love for 70’s Glam, Bowie and Queen, brought to the fore visually, in their mashing of comic book narratives and George Clinton’s Funkadelic style alter ego’s.
As to the music… the colossal weight of riffs on this first-contact missive are made so gloriously enjoyable by memorable hooks, honed repetition and and an agile rhythm section that can make each one of their (sometimes 10 minute) stargaze rides feel like an epic odyssey. Fellow space travellers Hawkwind and Pink Floyd, and even Spacemen 3, have been in similar orbits before, but never this heavy.
They Watch Us From The Moon don’t just breathe new life into cosmic tones, they take it to a different level.
“Cosmic Chronicles: Act 1, The Ascension” is space opera for Heavy Psych Doommers and Shoegazers alike. Something new within Heavy Psychedelics, in fact it’s something new anywhere.
Purchase the album here: theywatchusfromthemoon.bandcamp.com or cargorecordsdirect.co.uk
Tracklist:
01. On The Fields Of The Moon
02. Space Angel
03. Mother Of All Bastards
04. Creeper A.D.
05. Return To Earth
Lineup:
Luna Nemesis / Lead Vocals
The General Shane Thirteen / Guitar and Vocals
R. Benjamin Black / Lead Guitar and Vocals
Zakkatron / Bass
Adryon Alin / Drums
Nova 1001001 / Vocals
The vocals are the best around and musicianship of almost all the band are next level. It will be sad for fans to realize that only one band member remains, the one in the beret who looks insane, as he drove all the rest away. It’s always the one with the least talent who is the most toxic. It was painful watching him drag them down. He promotes music while he has replaced band members with subpar instrumentalist and hollow vocalists. Total bait and switch for anyone who might try to see them live.