For some, music can be a powerful vehicle to celebrate history, a way to recall an era long gone, but nevertheless still alive in the mind and imagination of keen listeners all around the world. Take Mad Painter, for instance. Rooted in Boston, the vintage, 70’s inspired outfit champions a strong kaleidoscopic aesthetic, navigating a classic prog-rock and psych sound with academic diligence. It is almost a tribute, in the sense that they want to offer a tribute to a genre and to a philosophy that’s clearly very important to them.
Founded by Alex Gitlin, main songwriter and head honcho, Mad Painter also feature Al Hendry, Kenne Highland, Al Naha and Julie Gee. While you’ll find only an album under their name on streaming services, dated 2016 – the group has been very active with live shows all around the Boston area.
Fear not though: the talented Americans are back with a new record, ‘Illusion’, the first single off their upcoming album ‘Splashed’. In ‘Illusion’, we find some of Mad Painter’s constant features: a charming, eclectic Hammond organ navigates witty and complex drum grooves, while guitars lay a solid bed of distorted goodness. What more could you ever want? Staying true to their idols such as Uriah Heep and Mott the Hoople and the Faces, their music recalls the glorious era of the 60s and 70s, a time when dreaming was still on the cards, perhaps more than it is today.
The record also signals the arrival of an upcoming album, ‘Splashed’
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