Brian Jonestown Massacre
On top of psych-rocking out Meredith, the once-shoegazers make a stop in Sydney.
Overview
On top of psych-rocking out the Meredith Music Festival this past weekend, Brian Jonestown Massacre are setting off onto seven other dates around Australia this month, supported by The KVB. Since forming in San Francisco in 1988, BJM have recorded 12 studio albums and seven EPs. Starting out as shoegazers, it wasn't long before they started broadening their horizon, delving into blues, folk, Indian music and eventually, electronica.
BJM's most recent offering is Aufheben, released in May last year and recorded in East Berlin. The title is a German word that holds a variety of meanings, including 'to lift up', 'to transcend' and 'to abolish'. Given BJM's haphazard history and numerous incarnations, it's pretty representative of their history. Middle Eastern-inspired instrumentation, Finnish vocals and Beatles-style shuffle rhythms all get a look in, but Pitchfork still describe the album as "the band's most consistent, welcoming and sonically lustrous album in years".
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