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Australian psychedelic rock band Druid Fluids return with 'Pareidolia', an ambitious second album exploring perception, superstition and the human instinct to find meaning in patterns, whether real or imagined. Written and recorded in Adelaide at songwriter and producer Jamie Andrew’s home studio, 'Pareidolia' unfolds across ten expansive and immersive tracks that push the possibilities of psychedelic music.

Psych-rock and melodic pop collide with krautrock rhythms, cinematic dreamscapes, classically inspired arrangements and experimental production. No two songs inhabit quite the same world, and the album never lingers in one room for long. Influenced by the inventive songwriting of The Beatles, The Beach Boys and Frank Zappa, the atmospheric sophistication of AIR and contemporary psychedelia from Tame Impala, King Gizzard and Melody’s Echo Chamber, Druid Fluids balance vintage warmth with a distinctly modern sense of possibility. 'Pareidolia' is hypnotic, intimate and surreal. Melodies twist and reform, rhythms circle back upon themselves and subtle motifs appear like half-recognised symbols. Its labyrinthine passages and dream-logic imagery invite listeners into an immersive space where clarity and confusion remain in constant negotiation.

'Pareidolia' follows the band’s acclaimed 2023 debut, 'Then, Now, Again & Again', whose first vinyl pressing sold out worldwide. Since then, Druid Fluids have toured Europe and shared stages with The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Wolfmother, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, The Murlocs and Amyl and the Sniffers. Immersive, melodic and wonderfully unpredictable, 'Pareidolia' is a psychedelic masterpiece that rewards repeat listening, revealing new details and hidden connections with every spin.

TRACK LISTING

1. Needles in Strawberries
2. Petrichor
3. Pirouette
4. Carousel
5. Dream Sequence
6. Ebbs & Flows
7. Patterns on The Wall
8. Cora Monty
9. The Kind of Sweet Right Before Rot
10. Pareidolia
11. At The Table - vinyl only
12. Ytnom aroC - vinyl only
13. Reflects A Glare - vinyl only