Moon Duo is a San Francisco-based project featuring Ripley Johnson of the Wooden Shjips and Sanae Yamada. Armed only with a guitar and keyboard, the band creates krautrock-inspired psychedelic garage stuff that's dreamy and creepy at the same time. I like it, and if you like the fuzZz of the Wooden Shjips and a lo-fi aesthetic, I think you'll like it too.
Although the band created a light, expansive sound on its 2011 debut album Mazes, Moon duo offers much darker tones on its 2012 effort, Circles. Weighed down by a fair amount of reverb and processed guitar, the record is a product of the winter Moon Duo spent isolated in the Rocky Mountains. The band hasn't completely lost its buoyant energy though, as there is as much ridiculous charm packed into the album as there are sinister vibes. "Sleepwalker," the lead single and first track off of Circles, sets the tone for the entire album. The video is an absolute masterpiece. It makes me grin and grimace at the same time.
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