Simeon Soul Charger: A Trick Of Light

Ohio's Simeon Soul Charger are Aaron Brooks (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Joe Kidd (drums, vocals, percussion), Rick Phillips (guitar, vocals, mandolin), and Spider Monkey (bass, banjo), and A Trick of Light is their third release, out now on Gentle Art of Music. For a bunch of American musicians, these guys sure know how to churn out British sounding psychedelia, pop, hard rock, and prog, almost like a mix of The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, The Move, and a little bit of The Doors for good measure. In fact, there's a little something for everyone here, from the blistering prog & metal of the instrumental "The Illusionist", the quirky psych/pop of "Jane (A Bird in Flight)" & "Heavy", the lush "The Prince of Wands (A Trick of Light)", the charming Elton John influenced duo that is "Evening Drag" and "How Do You Peel", the Hawkwind-meet-Bigelf psychedelic madness of "Workers Hymn", all the way to the doomy, bluesy cover of "I Put a Spell on You", which has some killer vocals & guitar solos.

Simeon Soul Charger have crafted some memorable tunes that remind of the golden era of rock, and filled them with tight musicianship and alluring vocal performances. A Trick of the Light should definitely be something to seek out if you are a fan of the late '60s or early '70s era of psychedelic rock. Well done.

Track Listing
1. The Prince of Wands (A Trick of Light)
2. Heavy
3. Evening Drag
4. How Do You Peel
5. Where Do You Hide
6. Workers Hymn
7. The Illusionist
8. Jane (A Bird in Flight)
9. I Put a Spell on You (Screamin' Jay Hawkins Cover)
10. Floating Castles

Added: February 11th 2015
Reviewer: Pete Pardo
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