Pennsylvania psychedelics Black Moth Super Rainbow, now expanded to a sextet, are following up 2007 breakthrough Dandelion Gum with their forthcoming fourth album Eating Us. The fixation on mouths and mastication (see, also, Tobacco) is fitting for a band composing such sweet, poppy, immediately consumable sound trips: See Eating‘s lead track “Born On A Day The Didn’t Rise,” which pairs that familiar vocoder spillage with hazy lush, stardusted instrumentation, and bouncy ’60s drum beats. It’s easy to make a Flaming Lips comparison or two; the fact that Dave Fridmann handled production makes it easier.
The “Born On A Day” 7″ is out 4/18 via Graveface. Eating Us is out 5/26, also via Graveface. You can hear another track from it, “Twin Of Myself,” at MySpace. And you can see them live:
04/25 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Carnegie Mellon University (Spring Carnival)
05/19 – Lexington, KY @ Red Mile Round Barn
05/20 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge *
05/21 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon *
05/22 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club *
05/25 – Quincy, WA @ Sasquatch Festival
05/26 – Portland, OR @ Holocene *
05/28 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill *
05/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour *
05/30 – Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar *
05/31 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room *
06/02 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk *
06/03 – Denton, TX @ Hailey’s *
06/04 – Little Rock, AR @ Sticky Fingerz *
06/05 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In *
06/06 – Columbus, OH @ Skullys *
07/24 – New York, NY @ South Street Seaport
* w/ School of Seven Bells
[Photo by Jae Ruberto]
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Heard the whole album a few times.
Not as brightly dark as Gum…
The new production hurts their vibe…
And they seem to be in a rut as far as the songs go…
It’s all nice…and stuff…
But doesn’t really go anyhwere new….
this new production is taking it where i hoped it would go. fuck yes.
songwriting rut????
They continued to evolve up until Dandelion Gum, but aside from the production there’s no real progression from that record.
This band is awesome, but this record is a little underwhelming.
i have no reason to believe that Dave Fridmann couldn’t improve every band on the planet.
remember Longwave?
I thought the added production elements ADDED to their sound. Some backing strings never hurt anyone. The album is good guys, that’s me keepin it real.
Have heard the whole album several times over and I think it’s stunning – their best yet.
Sounds a lot more like Air, but I am diggin it.