CHEW

The Paperhead have been Nashville's best-kept secret for years now. The
trio of Ryan Jennings, Peter Stringer-Hye & Walker Mimms have crafted three
albums of psych-pop perfection, starting with their 2010 album "Focus In
On... The Looking Glass" & last leaving us with 2014's "Africa Avenue". They
return in fine form with their fourth magnum opus, entitled "Chew".
Having been lifelong fans of psychedelia & prog rock, the band found
themselves at the forefront of the neo-psych revival, but unlike many of their
contemporaries, the band has deftly avoided comparisons to most modernday
psych acts. They've found a way to straddle four decades of music,
cherry-picking elements from a crop ripe for picking. In most band's hands,
the freedom & convenience of music these days could be a detriment, but
rather than committing the cardinal sin of many modern acts by drenching
ever ything in reverb, "Chew " revels in clarity & melody. The listener finds
themselves disoriented by the jarring juxtaposition of styles, rather than
gimmicky studio tricker y. This was indeed purposeful, as the band wanted