{"id":31764,"date":"2014-09-29T12:43:45","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T17:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=31764"},"modified":"2014-09-29T12:43:45","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T17:43:45","slug":"allah-las-worship-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2014\/09\/29\/allah-las-worship-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Allah-Las: Worship the Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Atmospheric and perfect for sunny days.<!--more-->Los Angeles based vintage psych group, Allah-Las, delivers the goods for listeners on their sophomore effort. The entire album consists of 60s surfer deliciousness. But this record isn\u2019t all sunshine;\u00a0there is definitely some minor chords and gruff vocals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad it All\u201d evokes thoughts of The Animals or The Byrds. It has a\u00a0vintage vibe with moody vocals and lovely harmonies. My favorite track is \u201cFerus Gallery.&#8221; It\u2019s a quintessential surfer rock jam with no lyrics. It has several infectious guitar licks and a groovy bass line. It is literally perfect for a surf film with teenagers dancing on the beach. \u201cNothing to Hide\u201d features a stellar bass line and dreamy vocals. \u00a0\u201cBuffalo Nickel\u201d features lyrics synonyms with the 60s i.e. \u201conly for you girl.&#8221; What it lacks in originality it makes up for in fun. \u201cFollow You Down\u201d combines Allah-Las signature psych sound with a few touches of garage rock. The melody is catchy and infectious; the guitar is clear and concise and the percussion soft and supportive.<\/p>\n<p>Allah-Las haven\u2019t redefined the psych-surf genre in anyway but are paying homage to it. \u00a0It\u2019s a very atmospheric album perfect for sunny days. Spend some time worshiping the sun and dancing on the metaphoric beach.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended if you like:\u00a0Temples, Black Angels, and The Animals<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Tracks: &#8220;Had It All,&#8221; &#8220;Ferus Gallery,&#8221; &#8220;Follow You Down,&#8221; and &#8220;Nothing To Hide&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Reviewed by Emilie Stafford on September 19, 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atmospheric and perfect for sunny days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":31765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,3230,181],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-on-kjhk","category-new-music-rotation","category-rock-rotation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/allah_las_worshipcover.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}