Press
“Bewitching…..they sound like a still-warm, half-remembered dream.”
- Uncut
“The pure volume of imagery that is struck up in my mind is a sure sign of truly great psychedelic music….this is what shoegaze and soul would listen to in the motel when they started their tragic love affair; this is what would happen if Jim Morrison and Grace Slick had four children and they all formed a band together. “
- Delusions of Adequacy
“Badwater, the group’s third album, casts its spell slowly, perfecting a drifting, dream-pop mystique that maintains an impenetrable calm.”
- Time Out Chicago
“A shimmering, space-rock masterpiece… Infused with swirling guitars, droning organs, and wonderfully wistful vocals, their new album Badwater is spectral, seductive, and deeply atmospheric.”
- DIVA Magazine
“Speck Mountain have soul….There’s something mystical going on here, something spiritual.”
- Clash Magazine
“A work of art….If you’re looking for psychedelic, trip rock that floats from your speakers in a dizzy haze and presents a twilight mysticism and a chilled out atmosphere with every glittering note that penetrates the soundscape, then Speck Mountain is your medicine.”
- The Girls Are
“The mix of Americana dust and dream-pop gauze has never sounded this strong.”
- PopMatters
“…a heavily addictive, comfortably numbing kind of experience.”
- Q Magazine
“…gauzy atmospherics, moody guitars, and tender vocals delivered with a lot of feeling.”
- MTV the Hive
“‘Badwater’ is a progression of their psychedelic sound, bonding together via scraps of foggy, lucid dreams {…} upping the mystical drone and buzz that surrounds their sonic output.”
- Middle Boop Mag
“Sends a medulla-melting euphoria through the base of one’s skull.”
- KEXP
“Marie-Claire Balabanian’s weary, wistful tones and Karl Briedrick’s sun-scorched guitar chimes recall Mazzy Star, and the reverb-soaked tambourine that often accompanies them is of Jesus & Mary Chain vintage.”
- MOJO
“The soundtrack for a dreamy, Valium-shaded red-eye between the coasts.”
- Spin.com
“It’s space rock made with warm organic instruments, pop filtered through the language of the subconscious, and, finally, a waking dream too beautiful to shake off.”
- Dusted
“…Speck Mountain’s gauzy, opiated sound still gets you gurgling like a baby with a lollipop.”
- NME
“…dreamy, impressionistic, and ambient. Like sunlight shining through a gauzy curtain, Balabanian’s rich vocals are simultaneously hazy, distant and piercing.”
- NPR
“As comforting as a warm bath of prozac.”
- The Independent (UK)
“Behind her versatile and devastating voice, Balabanian and bandmate Karl Briedrick craft beautiful soundscapes that spread wide and deep.”
- Prefix Magazine
“Pulsating electric guitar riffs, creepy organ chords, and campfire-style backing harmonies round out each track, practically compelling the listener to lay back, turn out the lights, and stay awake until the last note fades. “
- Venus Zine
“One of the brightest young bands to dial up the fender reverb to eleven…shots of classic Nina Simone-esque pop, a healthy dose of ’70s soul and a Laughing Stock-pile of Talk Talk coolness.”
- Stereo Subversion
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