(((O))) : Tombstones In Their Eyes – Under Dark Skies

Like with any other rock genre (or sub-genre), the death of psychedelic rock has been proclaimed so many times that the proclamation itself became redundant. The reasons may seem quite simple – the appeal of psych rock remains to this day, whether in its original or ever-coming changes in shape or form, with the original core (and ideas) remaining intact in one or more elements that define psych rock as such.

With Under Dark Skies, their latest album, Los Angeles outfit Tombstones In Their Eyes just prove the point. With the band going through intense personal changes (including the passing of guitarist Paul Boutin this October), the band still firmly remains in the songwriting hands of John Trainor, one of its original founders, who obviously has a detailed knowledge of all the key elements that constitute (good) p  sych rock, all evident throughout this album.

Yet, at the same time, both Trainor and the rest of the band seem to be keenly aware of what psych rock sounds and should sound like in these modern times, without simply sticking to original psych basics. The result is 10 tracks of very good to excellent psych rock that sounds both old and new at the same time, to the delight of all psych rock fans.