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 | The Asteroid No.4 Northern Songs Little Cloud Records / Cardinal Fuzz 18 September 2020 |
| California-based psych-rock legends The Asteroid No.4 release ‘Northern Songs’ LP FOR FANS OF: White Fence, Wooden Shijps, The Warlocks, The Telescopes, Ringo Deathstarr, LSD & The Search for God, The Black Angels, Spiritualized Photos by Kari Devereaux FCC clean “A great slice of sonic goodness… a ripe and fabulous offering from a band, whose output is always heavily anticipated… a gentle and expansive stream swimming in languorous guitar loops and hazy vocals”– Big Takeover Magazine “One of the most revered psychedelic rock acts on the West coast music scene today… An expansive soundscape with chilled vocals and impactful drone effect… well worth the wait” – The Spill Magazine “Humming, fuzzed-out shoegaze riffs and echoing harmonies. The lead drifts above the din, a shoegaze hallmark of psych brethren, Ride and Slowdive” –POW Magazine “Bay Area transplants Asteroid No. 4 create psychedelic music better than anyone… Jangly, sparkly guitars combine in shoegaze brilliance and a continuously building wall of sound. Its hypnotic atmosphere draws you in and doesn’t let go” – RIFF Magazine Psychedelic rock / power pop legends The Asteroid No.4 released their new album ‘Northern Songs’ LP on September 18. This much-anticipated collection of tracks was released through a partnership with UK-based Cardinal Fuzz Records and Portland’s Little Cloud Records. Stalwarts of the modern ‘psych’ genre, they are known for their prolific discography of reverb-drenched recordings and liquid-projected live performances. With a sound all their own and neo-psychedelic / shoegaze learnings, they are often compared to acts like Spacemen 3 and Paisley Underground kingpins The Rain Parade. This new album came on the trail of singles ‘Swiss Mountain Myth,’ ‘The After Glow’ and ‘Northern Song.’ Now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, The Asteroid No.4 originated in Philadelphia in the latter half of the 1990s and gradually began to relocate westwards in 2011. After several lineup changes, for the last decade, the band has been foundationally comprised of Scott Vitt (vocals, guitar), Eric Harms (guitar), Adam Weaver (drums, vocals) and Matty Rhodes (bass, vocals). ‘Northern Songs’ is the band’s tenth full-length record, following up the ‘Collide’ LP in 2018. Here, the 12-string folk-rock jangle of the mid-60’s Byrds is overlaid with the washed-out vocal harmonies of Ride and topped off with psychedelic drones familiar to Spacemen 3. This is a hypnotic hybrid of several different genres filtered through the kaleidoscope of all things psychedelic. On this new album, they did all writing, playing, recording, mixing and mastering in their own studio. This is the first time they’ve gone fully DIY since their fourth album ‘An Amazing Dream’ (2006), where the band finally found their own trademark sound. “This is a first for us as we’ve always had at least guest musicians or someone else mix or master. It was an experiment on what we could do ourselves and testing our new studio in San Rafael, CA for the first time. Our sound is primarily rooted in the British indie music from the 80s and 90s. This is the music we grew up on, we still listen to today, and what happens as a natural result of our songwriting,” says Scott Vitt. “Lyrically, there’s reference to what is happening both socially and politically in the world around us. We wanted to make an album that brought an air of calm or even nostalgia, to remind people that there was a time, not all that long ago, when things seemed way more normal compared to what we’re experiencing today.” A dynamic live act, The Asteroid No.4 integrate multi-textured guitars and reverb-drenched vocal harmonies over an unwavering rhythm section. Their prolific output has earned them a dedicated fan base within the flourishing underground psychedelic scene, with over a dozen compilation appearances, digital-only rarity releases and multiple singles and EPs. Named after Vesta, the brightest asteroid in our solar system, their moniker is an obvious nod to Spacemen 3, one of the band’s main influences. In fact, one of the group’s earliest recordings was a faithful cover of their ‘Losing Touch with My Mind.’ Released via UK label Rocket Girl’s tribute compilation to the 80’s legends, Pete ‘Sonic Boom’ Kember himself named the song as a stand-out track in an interview with Magnet Magazine. The ‘Northern Songs’ LP is available digitally online, including via Apple Music, Spotify and directly from the band via Bandcamp and their own website. Keep up with The Asteroid No.4 Website | Facebook | Bandcamp | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Soundcloud | Spotify | Apple Music Keep up with Little Cloud Records Website | Facebook | Bandcamp | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Keep up with Cardinal Fuzz Records Store | Facebook | Twitter  |
