People Years - The Last Cantina (2024)

This is the third album from Birmingham, Alabama–based People Years, following 2021’s XIV and 2020’s Animalism. Like those earlier releases, The Last Cantina melds elements of 1960s psychedelia (think early Pink Floyd) and 1990s dream pop; at times, you may also hear echoes of Galaxie 500’s guitar stylings. Throughout, this is gripping music—tightly arranged, rhythmic, urgent-sounding, and full of surprises. Fans of the genres it evokes will be glad they checked out the CD.