H.P. Lovecraft II cover

H.P. Lovecraft II

Released

Psych rockers H.P. Lovecraft may be most notable for grabbing their moniker before any metal band could. No mere dabblers in the occult, they. Their second long player opens with their depiction of the protagonist of Lovecraft’s Antarctic adventure, “At the Mountains of Madness,” grappling with the otherworldly insanity he’d witnessed. Partially improvised by a burnt-out touring act given access to psychedelic pedals and (allegedly) psychedelic drugs, this is an unexpectedly nightmarish ride for the genre – their flowers are powered by the color out of space.

Jeff Treppel

Recommended by

Suggestions
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida cover

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly
Imaginary Sonicscape cover

Imaginary Sonicscape

Sigh
La Ventana cover

La Ventana

Los Jaivas
Ghosts Upon the Road cover

Ghosts Upon the Road

Eric Andersen
The Inner Mystique cover

The Inner Mystique

The Chocolate Watchband
Ssssh cover

Ssssh

Ten Years After
First Step Beyond cover

First Step Beyond

Medusa
Crazy Horse cover

Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse
Pickin’ Up the Pieces cover

Pickin’ Up the Pieces

Poco
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain cover

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

Pavement
Liege & Lief cover

Liege & Lief

Fairport Convention
Terror Twilight cover

Terror Twilight

Pavement