New releases last two weeks: Psych/Garage Rock

Review: Brooklyn-based trio Lake Ruth return with a luminous, concept-driven suite that interweaves 60s baroque pop, celestial science fiction and the aching aftermath of cult tragedy. Anchored by Allison Brice's delicate yet penetrating vocals, this release draws narrative inspiration from the Heaven's Gate cultiparticularly survivors and bereaved relativesiwhile also channelling Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time and Walter Benjamin's interpretation of Paul Klee's Angelus Novus. Tracks like 'Potalaka Listening Station', 'Take Me With You', 'From Erika' and 'To Erika' articulate a deeply personal lyrical tapestry, reframing grief as a spectral presence across space and memory. The sound design is equally deliberate: bright organs, skittering drums, ripple-toned guitar, and a nostalgic production palette that feels both 1967 and timeless. Despite the thematic weight, there's lightness hereidelicate rhythms evoke tropicalia, and Brice's voice threads it all together like constellations across the dusk. This is Lake Ruth's most affecting and ambitious work yet: rich in imagery, bold in its emotional scope and glistening with intelligence.