Eight

Personnel: Jim Putnam (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards); Ethan Walter (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); Be Hussey (vocals, guitar, drums); Brian Cleary (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards); Stevie Treichel (vocals, drums, percussion); Dan Lead (guitar, acoustic guitar).Audio Mixers: Be Hussey; Jim Putnam.Recording information: The Phase4 Intergalactic Recording Facility and Comp-ny.Illustrator: Jim Putnam.Long-running Los Angeles unit Radar Bros. have chiseled out their particular niche with steadfast precision over their tenure. Closing in on 20 years of ever-shifting existence, eighth album Eight offers up even further refinements of songwriter Jim Putnam's unique style, blending shoegaze guitar tones with rootsy alt-country sensibilities. Songs like "Disappearer" and "If We Were Banished" twist lazy yet harmonious Neil Young-styled vocals around fuzzy guitar tones, with just enough ominous psychedelic darkness creeping up from below to keep things from get