The Brian Jonestown Massacre's 2014 release was their 14th album - and it wasn't so much a Revelation, more a reaffirmation of their cult status. Anton Newcombe's staunch adherence to a 60s psych aesthetic meant repetitive songs with tambourines to the fore, all swathed in a musty reverb with his fey, wasted vocal.

Opening track Vad Hände Med Dem marries the juddering sound of the 13th Floor Elevators to the groove of the Velvet Underground's What Goes On; the instrumental Second Sighting finds pastoral flutes and plucked acoustic guitars; and there are Sympathy for the Devil-style backing vocals on closing track Goodbye (Butterfly).

True, Newcombe's fondness for repetition allows him to take half an idea and stretch it out until it disappears into a chorus-less fug. But it's all pleasingly reassuring, like stepping into a well-curated vintage furniture shop.
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2 x Vinyl LP, Repress, 180g

Tracklist:
Vad Hände Med Dem? 4:41
What You Isn't 5:30
Unknown 1:54
Memory Camp 5:40
Days, Weeks And Moths 4:20
Duck And Cover 4:43
Food For Clouds 5:18
Second Sighting 3:41
Memorymix 4:36
Fist Full Of Bees 5:46
Nightbird 3:26
Xibalba 3:23
Goodbye (Butterfly) 4:42