GOLD - Psychedelic Days (2024) Hi-Res

“When we first met // In the city of lights // Back in the days // Things were all bright // And the stuff that we made // And the stuff we played // We will play it again // In a different way.” In title song Psychedelic Days, Swedish psych rockers GOLD look back on their early days, over 30 years ago. Their 1991 debut LP Magic Power is finally getting a successor, with all original band members – Per Svensson (vocals, guitar, organ), Magnus Paulsson (guitar), Mårten Eriksson (bass) and Johan Bomberg (drums) – on board. “Still Young Inside” according to themselves, and that’s how it sounds. The lyrics of the six tracks here – 32 minutes in total – contain more of such appealing references, as titles like Pure Energy and Hard To Beat already reveal, but it’s the mighty vocals, heavy riffs and mean solos that make this return glorious.