Album Review: Shoot The Sun - Freedom Ride

Embellished by carefree guitar frills and a rolling bassline, opener New Age Of Discovery stamps out Shoot The Sun's meandering, fuzzed-up psych-rock. Their socially conscious lyrics and engrossing haze recall a kind of Woodstock revivalism, contemporised by Eamon Stewart's lithe, amicable vocals. There's definite lashings of The Doors, notably in the two elongated ballads that close the EP, which see piano tones build towards a wailing crescendo. While the political message might be distorted beneath their washed-out guitars, the title track's moreish, upbeat melody line speaks for itself. They play Cherry Bar on 21 June.