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Album Review: Wireheads - Lightning Ears

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"A most awesome transmission from another (far weirder) dimension."

As with excellent 2016 predecessor Arrive Alive, the fourth album by amorphous Adelaide collective Wireheads was recorded in Washington State with lo-fi legend Calvin Johnson (Beat Happening) and once more sparks flew.

Frontman Dom Trimboli's faux-deadpan, half-spoken vocals sit prominently atop shape-shifting arrays of perfectly ramshackle instrumentation, with tinges of psych, country and pop colouring their default jangly indie rock. Trimboli's nimble wordplay throughout shuffling, piano-led single Indian Pacific Express is an absolute aural delight, while tracks such as Technical Man, Wonderful Wizard and Is Frances Faye God? prove equally enchanting. A most awesome transmission from another (far weirder) dimension.