![]() Once We Were Trees is their second album. And to be even fairer, this is something they have in common with bands like the Byrds, so when in doubt, give them the benefit. To be fair, the band isn't going straight for the paisley, instead opting for cosmically affected country-pop, deep down fairly straightforwardly. Perhaps bands like Beachwood Sparks get around the rather stifling, sub-genre dead end by making sure their homages to old-schoolers like Gram Parsons and the Byrds are spot-on, and not devoid of actual songwriting. ![]() Well, maybe it wasn't exactly like that, but after hearing enough Electric Prunes records, I'm wondering if the psychedelic era may have been hiccup in time rather than an actual musical movement. Then, the bass player would fall into some acid, communicate the disease to his friends, and the next thing we knew, Jerry Garcia's considered one of the best guitarists of all time. Kids would form a band in high school, play some Them covers, and be happy that the prom gig wasn't booked yet. You see, the thing about the original psych-pop was that it wasn't designed for the long haul.
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