Phosphorescent Harvest [LP]

is the third full-length offering from . It is an attempt at more formal songwriting and lets its freak fly in exploring vintage psych-era California, with some twists. The set was produced, engineered, and mixed by . Keyboards (by ) are far more intrinsic to this date. Go no further than opener and first single "Shore Power." It simultaneously combines cheesy '80s synths and -style boogie. "Meanwhile in the Godsâ?¦." commences with a riff that suggests the 's "Truckin'" and spirals off. The artifice actually works on "Badlands Here We Come," a country rocker steeped in the drama and space of 's scores for spaghetti westerns. It contains nice electric piano touches and stinging lead guitar from . Though "Clear Blue Sky & the Good Doctor" commences with whompy keyboards, it charges ahead toward country rock before gently transforming itself into a drifting, summery instrumental. Closer "Humboldt Windchimes" is a compelling instrumental. It uses elements of the 's "Weather Report Suite" before becoming nasty, funky, jazz-rock in the bridge, sending the set off on a high note. ~ Thom Jurek