Outrageous Cherry --

Out There in the Dark

(Del-Fi)

Once in a great while, a contemporary band comes along to pay props to another era’s sound, and applies their own spin so expertly that you end up loving the era-- and the sound-- all over again.

Detroit’s Outrageous Cherry do that for late ‘60’s psych-rock on the stunning Out There In The Dark, a darkly melodic epic that takes its kitchen-sink sensibility from the heady days of ‘67-’69 when chiming guitars, echo-y vocals, tambourine bashing and walls-of-overdubs were the hip pop currency. O.C.’s fourth disc turns old into new, with a palpable sense of analog atmospherics, and can’t-miss tunes like "Togetherness," "Where Do I Go When You Dream" and "Eclipsed" that have the contemporary thrust of today. A wonderful ride, from the instantly memorable opening "Georgie Don’t You KNow" to he final track, an extended workout called "No Escape From the Infinite."

This is a marvelous flashback and one of the best LPs of the year!

--- Don Harrison

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