SUGAR CANDY MOUNTAIN - Mystic Hits (2024 Reissue) - LP - Lava Splatter Vinyl [MAR 22]

LP - Limited 10th Anniversary Edition Lava Splatter Vinyl. Only 1,000 copies in this edition. 

Helping to spearhead a revival of neo-psychedelic pop, California's Sugar Candy Mountain emerged in the early 2010s fusing sunny, retro sounds with lush, sophisticated composition. Ranging from lo-fi experimentation to vibrant Tropicália, early releases like 2013's Mystic Hits soon gave way to a brighter, synth-driven brand of psychpop on 2018's Do Right.

Sugar Candy Mountain's evolution continued with their eclectic fifth album, Impression, in 2021. The band initially began in 2010 as the recording project of Oakland-based musician Will Halsey. From early on, his partnership with collaborator Ash Reiter yielded a unique sound blending classic '60s West Coast psychedelia with pastoral folk and pulling inspiration from pop experimentalists like Brazil's Os Mutantes, the Flaming Lips, and Brian Wilson.

The band's self-titled 2011 debut drew largely from Halsey's early, more lo-fi recordings. By the time of 2013's Mystic Hits, Sugar Candy Mountain had evolved into a fully fledged live group with Halsey and Reiter at the helm. The album also expanded on their Brazilian influences and was partially recorded in São Paulo. Reissued for it's 10th Anniversary, Mystic Hits returns to vinyl under their newly minted home record label, Sugar Candy Mountain Records.

Tracklist: 

A1. Uva Uvam Vivendo Varia Fit
A2. Soak Up The City
A3. I'm a Tiger
A4. Echopraxia
A5. Caroline Mountain
A6. Echolalia
A7. Knock Me Down

B1. Saudade Love
B2. Lovely Time
B3. Some Body
B4. Cactus Dream
B5. Breakfast in Bed
B6. Hot Topics, Hot Tropics