Oakland, CA has had its fair share of lushly-psychedelic indie rock
bands (my personal favorite being the Aimless Never Miss), but Flying Circles
manage to hold a space and intimacy most near and dear to my heart, found
throughout the only two albums released by mid-90’s criminally underrated
masterminds, Belly. Seriously, Tanya Donelly knew what was up! …and so does
this quartet, whose expert rhythm section (able to shake asses or slowly sway
hazy noggins at a moment’s notice) provide room for great, fuzzed out guitar
leads and/or thick synth textures & swells, as well as an honest, dreamy-yet-powerful
vocal presence that blends expertly with the surrounding wall of sound.
I have to admit, it took me a minute to get into this band, but now
I’ll be looking forward to seeing them play soon, as they’re apparently from
right down the street from me. Yeow! Good to see more great stuff put out by
the ever-impressive Antiquated Future label, out of PDX.
and/or
-- Jacob
An Kittenplan
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