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White Manna come from California just like Wooden Shjips and White Manna play wall to wall psych-rock just like Wooden Shjips but, there is certainly enough room in this world for another guitar wielding physch rock explosion.  

A debut album of  5 songs, all around a skull crunching 7-9 minutes mark mean this is a rewarding piece of vinyl (and CD). Seemingly remaining pretty anonymous, the band have no website but do have a Bandcamp page here where you can listen to most of the tune from the record.  

Opener“Acid Head” sounds exactly like the title predicts. Keep Your Lanterns Burning is a sonic epic and with your head still ringing the band launch into ‘Mirror Sky’ and there is still ‘Don’t Gun Us Down’ and  ‘Sweet Jesus’ to come.

So if you like the aforementioned Wooden Shjips or their offshoot Moon Duo or Black Mountain then this is for you. If you just want your first modern day Physch Rock experience, then, this is a great place to start!

Pete

11/11

 Available via Rough Trade Records 

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