PEOPLE WITH FACES

oThese days, good news is hard to come by, but hereAEs some: Lamps, LAAEs notoriously unprolific noise-merchant trio, are ready to release their spectacular fourth album called People With Faces, out on In The Red Records. Produced by Ty Segall at ValAEs, LampsAE first recorded output since 2012AEs landmark LP Under The Water, Under The Ground finds them breaking adventurous new terrain. IAEd say theyAEve matured, but IAEd only say it behind their backs. Stalwarts Monty Buckles (guitar, voice, keyboards!!!) and Josh Erkman (drums, voice) double down on LampsAE trademark cloak of effects-laden guitars and hammering drums, and new(ish) member DenUe Segall jumps into the fray with her Poly Styrene-wail and monolithic bass, add-ing depth both sonically and lyrically. Their trademark abrasiveness is still present, but itAEs bur-nished it into something richer, more layered. DonAEt worry, it still kicks your head inao uKD. Feb 2020'