Before we get bogged down in a pointless small-talk about the legalisation of cannabis, we can all agree that ‘Dark Shadows’ is not your average run-of-the-mill psych-rock record, as you can see from this beautifully restored reissue. There’s Billy Miller’s weirdly electrified autoharp, the smooth bass lines, the bouncing electric guitars and those brilliantly erratic tempo changes. Recorded in 1970, the album wasn’t actually released until 1990. By then Goths and even early Emos were a thing, but Cold Sun were twenty years ahead of the curve with their spaced-out and intense vocals.
Cold Sun – Dark Shadows
