The psychedelic rock artist from
Brooklyn known as High Pines has released his latest official single,
“You're the Only One Who Understand.” The track is the first
single to be released from his second full-length album. Like his
other music, it has been proudly published on the Mind Pattern
independent record label without the involvement of the corporate
music industry. Hazy, ethereal, rebounding with beats and resounding
with ghostly guitar work, “You're the Only One Who Understand”
from High Pines is one of the most intriguing singles to appear at
the close of summer 2015.
Asked to name some favorite music acts,
High Pines cites as influences Radiohead, Can, the Jesus And Mary
Chain, Steve Reich, MGMT, the Verve, and Stone Roses. Imagining the
confluence of these groups approaches a tone, an overall sound that
is High Pines' own, but “You're the Only One Who Understand” is a
track that must be experienced to be understood.
And it is an experience, rather
than a music piece to which one merely listens. High Pines' music is
full and ambient, enveloping the listener with foggy sonic textures
and cool-blue moods. Music fans preferring songs which reach out from
many directions at once, rather than seeming very predictable and
linear, will appreciate this highly creative cross between shoegaze
and psychedelic rock.
High Pines is originally from Santo
Domingo, one of the Caribbean's oldest surviving cities. Living in
New York City's Brooklyn borough since 2007, he published his debut
EP album, “We Are Humans,” in 2011 on his own Mind Patterns
label.
Talking of his upcoming second record,
on which “You're the Only One Who Understand” appears, High Pines
writes that he “found inspiration in musical patterns like
repetition, unconventional tuning and time signatures.” He has also
stated that the record is highly influenced by minimal artists such
as Steve Reich and Brian Eno, as well as others not-so minimalist,
such as Can, the Jesus And Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine.
UK music blog the Sound of Confusion
calls music by High Pines “A misty psych sound that has its roots
in the European experimenters of the '70s as much as American
flower-power.”
“You're the Only One Who Understand”
by High Pines is available online worldwide.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
“You're the Only One Who
Understand” by High Pines –
Website –-
highpines.bandcamp.com
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