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As Night Beats, Texas-born, LA-based artist Danny Lee Blackwell creates music like one might assemble a puzzle. The Western psychedelic auteur builds his work from one moment, an initial spark, that must fit a certain criteria: it must give him goosebumps. If that sensation arrives, Blackwell will pursue the idea relentlessly until he has a new song; if not, he moves onto the next moment, constantly looking for the perfect molecule of a song.

On his sixth Night Beats album, 'Rajan', the songwriter is at his strongest, creating works that shine with captivating melodies and hypnotic rhythms, but are underscored by subtle choices of craftsmanship that can only be achieved after countless hours in the studio. Blackwell creates a work that lands somewhere between Spaghetti Western film score and psych-pop opus, a career-defining album that reveals much about Danny Lee Blackwell’s artistic philosophy while keeping that ever crucial air of mystery intact.

STAFF COMMENTS

Liam says: This is another lovely slice of psych-tinged Americana from Night Beats. Hypnotic melodies, humid fuzz pedals and plenty of wigging out, this is perfect for cruising the open desert highway - or alternatively the perpetual grey of the Mancunian Way...

TRACK LISTING

1. Hot Ghee
2. Blue
3. Nightmare
4. Motion Picture
5. Anxious Mind
6. Thank You
7. Osaka (feat. Ambrose Kenny Smith)
8. Dusty Jungle
9. Cautionary Tale
10. 9 To 5
11. Morocco Blues