The Swing Of Things

The sound of the first album brimmed over with Revolver-esque psychedelia, power-pop, pure guitar pop and jangle that evokes label-mates Cotton Mather and Telepathic Butterflies and, at the same time, brought to mind such a diverse mixture as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Firefall, Little River Band and even Oasis. Sounds impossible, but you have to hear the album for yourself. For their second and new Rainbow Quartz release, The Gurus mix and match pure pop perfection, lysergic psychedelia, modern rock and ambient electronica. The new album has a more prominent guitar crunch and swirling experimentalism at the same time. Think The Kinks meets Fripp and Eno.