#3374 Mien - Mien

2.5/5
Man, I don't know, I got lungs like Arthur Morgan over here, so I'll tell you what: I'm just going to drop MIEN's 3-sentence Spotify bio here, and I assure you that how you feel about it will indicate whether this is an album you're interested in:

Inhabiting a modern-day realm in which what is termed ‘psych’ is all-too-often a codified and predictable incarnation entirely at odds with the original free-flowing spirit of psychedelia, it can be a struggle to find a band who can marry the essence of its inception with an adventurous mindset - one with the ability to render their creations beyond clichéd genre trappings and studied thriftstore cool. Who knows whether through study or serendipity, but MIEN - a Transatlantic four-way collision of considerable force involving luminaries who have each forged a reputation for head-spinning audial magick in their own right - are just such a band. What’s more, their eponymous Rocket recordings debut is no less than a rich tapestry of third-eye visions and nocturnal serenades both vivid and vital.