#11

Brightblack Morning Light
Brightblack Morning Light
(Matador)

They’re a cheeky group, but I’ve very much fallen for the gimmickry. Normally any group that asks their fans to bring crystals to shows to give “positive vibes” won’t get a second glance from me (normally because one must avoid the patchouli stink). But despite the 3-D-esque prism-creating glasses with pot leaves on them that come with the CD, something just jives, brah. BML trade in groovy, damp funk, the kind that’s perfect on summer mornings with 85 degree temperatures when you wake up. Words are immaterial: it's the lumbering, stoned beat, restrained Fender Rhodes and he/she coos that suck you in. In my alternate universe, this is what hippies would listen to while making hemp necklaces. Too bad they’re all wasting their time staring at Trey’s bulge.