Labels: Medusa Crush
Review by: Alex Deller
This is pretty swell, so long as you like the idea of classic rock recorded like it was garage rock. Happens to be the case that I do, so Lightsabres are alright by me: a bumbling, lo-fi take on the riffy, freewheelin’ sounds of yesteryear that’s not addled to the point of oblivion like, say, Birds Of Maya or White Manna, but keeps its act together in a manner that’s catchy and succinct. The first couple of tracks offer some genuine phwoar moments with some neatly-conceived melodies reminiscent of a boombox QOTSA, while closing with a Hendrix number leaves you under no illusion as to which decade multi-instrumentalist John Strömshed wishes he were living in. It’s good stuff all-round, and a welcome reissue from Medusa Crush since the OG vinyl release from 2013 now looks to be rarer than dodo doings.