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Opossom “Blue Meanies”

Kody Nielson pulls off something really impressive on the first Opossom record, but it’s rather subtle: The record keeps up a consistent and specific vibe – a relaxed psychedelic funk that falls somewhere between the Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows” and the Avalanches’ Since I Left You – but the music itself is constantly shifting its dynamics, so it remains compelling for a solid half hour. This shouldn’t seem like that much of a miracle, but if you hear enough records – especially on the chill end of indie – it’s actually quite rare. “Blue Meanies” is particularly great as its bass line slinks and bobs around a fill-heavy beat that provides a steady form but implies no solid shape. Like everything on the record, it’s clearly defined but feels loose enough to change course completely at a whim.

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