“I always loved the idea that music is something to cast a curse with.” Originally published in The A.V. Club’s Twin Cities edition, August 14, 2009. It’s no longer online there, so I’ve published it here. Over the course of three full-length albums and a smattering of EPs since 2006, Twin Cities quartet Vampire Hands has perfected …
Psychedelic music flowers anew every few years, sprouting from the seeds blown about the world that originally germinated in the 1960s in the Bay Area, Woodstock, and Krautrock-friendly German cafes. Each time it evolves a little, so that the Animal Collective beat of our decade is comparable to its predecessors and a fresh take on the old …