If you were to dismantle the musical DNA of The Statue Thieves, you’d find a handful of key elements.
Psychedelia looms large, with every scuzz-drenched chord rippling through the kind of bluesy hazes synonymous with Pink Floyd’s early material, while the elixir of their music has been extracted from the LCD-laced waters of 1967.
However, the resulting record is infinitely greater than the sum of its parts.
‘Laniakea’ is a 40-minute excursion into the depths of the human experience. Though the band uses psychedelia to transport the listener, it’s a journey so immersive that the record transcends genre.
‘Laniakea’ is only made more visceral by the fact that it was recorded to tape, within a two-day time frame.
The band, comprising Craig Ingham, Ivan Muela, Gennaro Oliviero and Michal Domin, aimed to embrace the beauty of imperfections and capture the energy of the moment, mirroring their acclaimed live performances.
This is a sentiment echoed in the record’s lyrical content, which guides the listener through hallucinatory tributaries about our experience on Earth.
‘Laniakea’ is an utterly beguiling experience to be savoured through headphones in a patchouli haze. It is the borderless scope and vision that The Statue Thieves bring to the music of fifties and sixties which they love which brings all these elements together under an umbrella that moves seamlessly from the ethereal to harsh reality.
Their sound has already caught the ear of Classic Rock magazine, who said: "If Pink Floyd had cooler shoes they would probably sound like this."
The psychedelic indie sorts swap North London for Newport Pagnell on Sunday (June 24) when they play The Cannon.
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