Ripley Johnson, identified for his time in psych-rock teams like Picket Shjips and Moon Duo, now leads the fantastically mellow Rose Metropolis Band. They launched a brand new album known as Sol Y Sombra in January, and it’s one of the vital purely nice data that’s come out all yr. Now, they’ve adopted that album by protecting a track from the obscure ’70s act Comparatively Clear Rivers for a brand new profit compilation.
In the event you weren’t conversant in Comparatively Clear Rivers, be part of the membership. It seems that Comparatively Clear Rivers was an alter-ego for the Californian musician Phil Pearlman. He launched a self-titled album of bucolic psychedelia in 1976, and the music weblog Raven Sings The Blues not too long ago saluted the file with Good day Sunshine: A Tribute To Comparatively Clear Rivers, a compilation of Comparatively Clear Rivers that raises cash for MusiCares’ LA fire-relief efforts.
The Good day Sunshine title observe goes to Rose Metropolis Band, whose trustworthy cowl matches proper in with something from Sol Y Sombra. It’s bought backing vocals from common collaborator Sanae Yamada, who’s Ripley Johnson’s companion in Moon Duo and likewise, I’m fairly certain, in life. Beneath, try the duvet, its prelude, and the Comparatively Clear Rivers unique.
Good day Sunshine: A Tribute To Comparatively Clear Rivers is out now; test it out right here.
