IT'S A LOVE CULT

After Motorpsycho were heavy, and before they were heavy again, they were plain old rock'n'roll-y. On It's a Love Cult, they continue the lusher avenues explored on 2001's roots rock- jazzy-country Phanerothyme, but a little more aggressive this time around. This features such songs as the psychedelic power pop of Uberwagner or a Billion Bubbles in My Mind, the rollicking Neverland and Composite Head, the pastoral Circles and The Mirror and the Lie, the complex pop rock of Serpentine, country-flavored What If, the quiet jazziness of This Otherness, the hard rocker Custer's Last Stand. For a band that started out grungy and often (mis)labeled as stoner rock, Love Cult features rich arrangements and strong instrumental performances. A bar where they'd play this kind of music would instantly be my favorite.