Right Now!
Yep Roc, 2025
9/10
This 3rd studio album from the psychedelic collective Third Mind continues their unclassifiable ways with 7 collaborative and unclassifiable tracks.
The warm mood of “Shake Sugaree” opens with Jesse Sykes’ intimate voice alongside cozy acoustic guitar before David Immergluck’s stirring pedal steel enters, and “Pretty Polly” follows with Willie Aron’s light keys and Michael Jerome’s gentle drums complementing the eloquent delivery.
“Reno, Nevada” and “Reap What You Sow” land in the middle. The former is upbeat and playful, where Dave Alvin lends his pipes to the frisky, retro-rock ideas, while the latter showcases Alvin’s meticulous guitar licks amid Victor Krummenacher’s skilled bass and plenty of prog and jam band nods.
“The Creator Has A Master Plan” exits, and it’s a melodic bout of lively keys, plenty of charming guitar sounds and heartfelt singing that’s got some folk sensibilities included.
Another fascinating and timeless effort, the songs were fleshed out live over four days and embrace improvisation from an incredible line up for a psyche, blues, folk, jazz, Americana, prog and jam band mashing that you’re not going to hear anywhere else.