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On Boy King Islands' sophomore release "Sun Worship", Zachary Mastoon aka Caural and Jason Hunt delve into more accessible territory, transforming their unique brand of shoegaze into palacial, psychedelic pop. The duo hone fuzzy melancholia over the breadth of these nine songs, mixed in the humid heights of a Chicago summer. Raising the tempo from their debut, vocal harmonies glide above the driving shift of jazz chords - all awash in a surf of cymbals and echo. Look directly into the sun and press play.

 

Press:

"The real achievement of Sun Worship isn't the great songwriting or the technical musicianship, but it's more in the fantastic production. There's a genuine feeling that this album could have been made back in the early 90s, but the production keeps bringing it back to the contemporary. It has a certain 'mysterious' sound to it that's just hard to classify, only complimented by the presentation, which feels genuine and sincere."

therealmusic.net

"Check out this melancholy piece of summer psychedelia ala Yo La Tengo. We are all about it."

The Color Awesome