NAKED GODS – No Jams

reviewed by Peter Cauvel | Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

No JamsYou probably haven’t yet heard of Naked Gods, but that may soon change. The Boone, North Carolina band’s sophomore effort, No Jams, is a rare album: equal parts Beatles and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, with enough talent and confidence to pull it off.

Their guitars go from acid jams, like on “Teenage Colony,” to trebly pop hooks. The songs effortlessly switch between the tambourine-swinging, happy-go-lucky “Yoho” and the heavy psychedelic rock of “Psych White” and “Super Mozart.” The rhythm section does an excellent job of filling space when the guitars are treble-heavy, and the drums really take over on “Shaq and Diane,” which sounds like it’s straight off Revolver.

No Jams’ psychedelic indie pop is full of carefree vibes and catchy hooks and harmonies. It’s something you don’t really hear from unknown bands, but Naked Gods won’t be unknown much longer.

(Funny/Not Funny Records, no address provided)

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