For the better part of a decade, Los Angeles’s scrappy rock n’ roll mystics Death Valley Girls have used their music as a means of tapping into a communal cosmic energy. On albums like “Glow In The Dark” (2016), “Darkness Rains” (2018), and “Under the Spell of Joy” (2020) the band challenged the soul-crushing banality of modern society and celebrated “true magical innite potential” through a collage of scorching proto-punk riffs, earworm melodies, far-out lyrics, and lysergic auxiliary instrumentation. But on their latest album “Islands in the Sky”, Death Valley Girls’ songwriting mastermind Bonnie Bloomgarden uses the band’s anthemic revelries as a guidebook to spiritual healing and a roadmap for future incarnations of the self. And while these may be the loftiest aims of Death Valley Girls to date, the resulting music is also by far their most infectious and celebratory.
L.A.’s rock n’ roll mystics Death Valley Girls are back with their freshest drop, “Islands in the Sky”. Islands is ready to tap into the depths of your cosmic core with their infectious hybrid of psychedelic-infused space rock and surfy punk. Drift away with every spin of this record!
“They’ve always been great, but “Islands In The Sky” might be their best work yet.” – Stereogum
“A love letter to future incarnations of the self, “Islands in the Sky” fires on purring or Clint-Boon-like organs, garagey guitars; occasionally a kind of spooky Motown girl-group aesthetic. ★★★★” – MOJO
“Los Angeles-based indie rock band Death Valley Girls are instantly recognizable. Their sound is unique, all their own, and when it finds you, it climbs into your ears and makes a lovely nest of sonic appreciation.” – American Songwriter
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