The Super Vacations - S/T (2009)

01. Weird Beard
02. El Secret
03. Pyramids
04. Sea Song
05. Mr. Mystery
06. Congratulations
07. Terrible The Cat
08. Landing Site
09. Candy Hearts
10. Van.America
11. Endless Bummer
12. Remain In Wonder
13. Stack/Stacks
14. Solid Gold
15. Grown
16. Sidewalk

Another excellent contemporary psych monster from Shdwply, rapidly becoming one of VT’s favourite imprints. The Super Vacations take off on the whole Gary War style of F/X-occluded psych/pop mutants, creating a form of modern psychedelia that has nothing to do with loon-pants but is as brain-rearranging and specifically drug-keyed as anything on the International Artists label. The Super Vacations have a weird, refracted garage/surf guitar sound that’s somewhat akin to alla them great groups on the Pebbles surf set The Pyramids, The Fantastic Baggies, etc if they hadda re-grouped in a secret basement sometime in the 90s and re-connected to the freak tradition via Royal Trux (with a guitar sound specifically keyed to Neil Hagerty circa Bad Blood), electric Jandek and classic teenage stones like The Bachs, 13th Floor Elevators, Bubble Puppy, et al. Another beautifully muzzy trip through teenage USA from Shdwply. Highly recommended. - VT -Sarcaticsunrise.com