ROYAL BATHS Signed to one of the hottest labels around (Woodsist, with releases from host band Woods, Real Estate, Sun Araw and a gaggle of other buzz acts under its belt), Royal Bath’s slow, haunting anti-hymns read like doom-bliss, a psychedelic blend of early VU, Crazy Horse and Spaceman 3 fuzz whose narratives celebrate the dystopian. It’s dark, dark fare, and can quite likely induce flashbacks. With Junkhat. $8. Snug Harbor.
This article appears in Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2011.
