Wooden Shjips - V devo first issued in 1998

first issued in 1998

revisiting the same track to end the album

their rhythm breaking and thickening

he’d been shaken by the deaths of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B

while her voice combines the Andalusian “Cante jondo” style with medieval modes

Wooden Shjips - V devo first issued in 1998Wooden Shjips, long time leaders of the contemporary psychedelic movement, expand their sound with V. On their fifth album the quartet of Ripley Johnson (Moon Duo), Omar Ahsanuddin, Dusty Jermier, and Nash Whalen augment their already rich sound with laid back, classic summer songs. Inspired by the tumult of the modern world, and the desire to offer a contrasting vision of peace, the band has created a record that filters their trademark hypnotic