Psychedelic/Tribal Rock Band Flamingods Release UK Breakthrough Album 'Majesty' in the US
By: Caryn Robbins Mar. 30, 2017
Often described as ethnic pop with elements of noise, psychedelia, tribal and freak folk, and labelled "psychedelic music for the soul" by "i-D" magazine, Flamingods are a London-based four piece, multi-instrumental band formed in Bahrain in 2010 influenced by different cultures around the world.
The band made their US live debut recently at SXSW, which was included in the festival's preview by KCRW's Aaron Byrd who said, "If Dead Can Dance and TV On the Radio had a baby, it would be Flamingods....Their music is just as unique as their unlikely beginnings....". The "Austin Chronicle"'s Kevin Curtin reviewed one of their numerous SXSW shows and described them as "...a wild party that sounds like Animal Collective with rabies." On the heels of those shows, the band will be releasing their Soundway Records UK breakthrough album "Majesty", tomorrow, Friday, 3/31. The title track of "Majesty" is "Soaked in Eastern Mysticism", explains founder Kamal Rasool. "It tells the story of someone who is living a lucid dream, searching for the truth and finding it within them-self and that around them." You can check out the video for "Majesty", directed in the UAE by Amirah Tajdin, here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oofBlIkwK5w
Another acclaimed track on "Majesty" is "Jungle Birds". As Rasool told the UK's "M Magazine", "Using imagery of exotic song titles and album art to perceive the imagery - these are all things we love so much. So we thought it was the right time to go for that jungle voodoo vibe." Here's a link for the colorful video:
"An explosion of instruments from all over the world and genres that shouldn't quite go together... Flamingods sound like nothing else right now" (Dazed &Confused), the ten tracks on "Majesty" blend blissful psychedelia with a rich spectrum of the band's sonic inspirations.
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