MicroPARTY
Self-Released, 2025
8/10
The Key West outfit Electric Blue Yonder bring their Alabama roots to this first album for kids and families, where 12 playful songs embrace their inimitable brand of psychedelia.
The upbeat title track opens the festivities with bouncy bass and well timed strings alongside Beth Hataway and Johnny Veres flowing voices, and “World Of Small” follows with warm vocal harmonies that thematically surrounds the microscopic world around us in a charming, educational delivery.
Closer to the middle, “Roly Poly” is a quirky, folk influenced moment that’s retro and a lot of fun, while “Lil’C” comes with grooves in a tune you’d swear you heard in a movie from decades ago.
Deeper still, “Bebop Bo Bobot The Robot” showcases fluid drumming and some space-rock ideas, and “Little Jack” exits with winds, strings and some Baroque nods via the eclectic finish.
A really diverse effort that can bring to mind legends like Neil Young, the B-52s or Peter, Paul and Mary, Hataway and Veres blend folk-rock, prog-rock and cosmic nods into an original and youthful experience.
Travels well with: Little Coyotes- Songs To Howl & Sing; Jenn Cleary- Dreamland