Startingly, the sameness in the Psychedelic Rock of Secret Colours is not keeping me away from their self-titled album. I think it might be the drums that do this, because while there’s psychedelic’s typical overwash of guitars and voices, Justin Frederick’s drums really add great texture. Add to this the album benefits from nice production–rich bass sounds, front-loaded guitars, atmospheric vocals, and very live drums. Secret Colours are at their most pop-accessible on the move-ahead opener, “Redemption.” Unfortunately that’s followed up by the spaced out “Chemical Swirl,” probably better batting number 6 or 7 in the lineup, because track 3 “Lava” adds more to cause of drawing in the listener than “Chemical Swirl.” Let yourself get drawn back in by “Lava” and make it to the country-grooving “Love,” the gorgeous, Galaxie 500-like “Some Might Say,” and the acoustic-led, cosmic “Jellybean” recalling Charlatans UK or Stone Roses.

Secret Colours