Heavy Psych is the fifth studio album by the American stoner rock band Nebula.[3][4] It was released on July 7, 2009, by Tee Pee Records.[5] The album was reissued in 2022 by the band's current label Heavy Psych Sounds Records.[6]
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| Released | July 7, 2009[1] | |||
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| Producer | Nebula | |||
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Originally self-released by the band as an EP in 2008, the album version is remastered and features three additional tracks.[5]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[8] |
| The Quietus | 6/10[9] |
| The Skinny | [10] |
PopMatters wrote that "Heavy Psych feels both weighted by history and infinitely lighter and spryer than the turgid slop that all too often passes for hard rock these days."[8]
The Village Voice called it "basically their familiar, green-fingered grooves filtered through a little Hawkwind cosmic glop."[3]
The Chicago Reader wrote: "The inspiration they obviously don't care to waste on their album titles gets channeled instead into period-perfect early-70s lazy-pothead comfy-chair boogie and ecstatic explosions of flanged-out guitar designed to turn your skull inside out through your headphones."[11]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Eddie Glass, except where noted[2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pulse" | 3:55 | ||
| 2. | "The Dagger" | Glass, Tom Davies | Glass, Davies | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Aphrodite" | 4:09 | ||
| 4. | "Dream Submarine" | (instrumental) | Davies | 2:21 |
| 5. | "In the Depth's" | 3:52 | ||
| 6. | "The Other Side" | 5:33 | ||
| 7. | "Crown of Thorns" | 3:00 | ||
| 8. | "Lead Sky" | 3:01 | ||
| 9. | "Little Yellow Pill" | 3:49 | ||
| 10. | "The Perfect Rapture" | 3:15 | ||
| 11. | "Running of the Bulls" | Rob Oswald | Oswald | 1:54 |
Personnel
editCredits adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]
- Eddie Glass – guitar, vocals, keys
- Tom Davies – bass, vocals
- Rob Oswald – drums, percussion
References
edit- ^ "MP3 AT 3PM: NEBULA". Magnet. May 14, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Nebula (2022). Heavy Psych (CD liner notes). Rome, Italy: Heavy Psych Sounds Records. HPS242.
- ^ a b Weingarten, Christopher (August 18, 2009). "Nebula". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ Cook, Toby (July 29, 2009). "Nebula – Heavy Psych". The Quietus. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ a b Koczan, JJ (August 19, 2009). "Nebula: Lead Skies On The Other Side". The Aquarian Weekly. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ "Nebula – Heavy Psych". Heavy Psych Sounds. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ Freeman, Phil. "Heavy Psych – Nebula". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ a b Haag, Stephen (September 2, 2009). "Nebula: Heavy Psych". PopMatters. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ "Nebula – Heavy Psych". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ Cusack, Chris (July 22, 2009). "Nebula – Heavy Psych". The Skinny. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer, Monica Kendrick, Jessica Hopper, Ann Sterzinger, Brian Costello. "The List, August 13-19, 2009". Chicago Reader.
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