The Luck of Eden Hall: Victoria Moon

photo: Lee Klawans

Chicago based band The Luck of Eden Hall are the kind of act that has cult favorite written all over them. After the ambitious double album Butterfly Revolutions they are back with a fresh collection of neo-psychedelic songs on their new album Victoria Moon. This is band that looks back while moving forward. Vocals sounding like they were recorded underwater in Super Phantasmal Heroine, the flanger pedal in Blood On My Feet, giving this true and tried techniques a new lease on life is what have been doing for fifteen years. With the current renewed in their kind of music The Luck of Eden Hall might get lucky after all. How many bands can write a song about Sassafras Overcoat or a girl raising a hippopotamus (The Collapse Of Suzy Star) without making a fool of themselves. This trio can.

It's not all retro - She's Your Anodyne with its chugging back beat and wall-to-wall synths could cross over to the dance scene. Long time followers fans will love The Horrible Pill Book, with its fun fair sounds and the laidback feel of the Stone Roses. And of course there's a nod to the Beatles with Dandy Horse, a catchy pop song with a George Harrison inspired guitar solo.

The Luck of Eden Hall:
Gregory Curvey: guitars, vocals, piano
Mark Lofgren: bass, vocals
Carlos Mendoza: drums