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The psychedelic rock from Erie, PA's Telefonics, might be cooler than anything on either coast. Guitarist/vocalist John Johnston has found a direction in vintage Velvet Underground music. He's enlisted the vocal and theremin talents of Gina Rull. I could write a college treatise on "Heart Attack" alone, the tripped-out, 14-minute jam extravaganza that closes the album, as the music breaks from a traditional melody into complicated psychedelica painted with ethereal theremin backing, then back into an explosive rock ending. It's the song used to close shows and is more effective than "Free Bird" at melting your brain. This is insane, good stuff. -Dug