CAVE - Psychic Psummer LP mag Edited by SCOTT SIMMONS

Edited by SCOTT SIMMONS

in fact- at least through the first and last thirds

The pop-punk record of the year

The Dummies receive bonus points for their highly apt usage of parentheses in song titles and stunning full color artwork from Nathan Ward

MICHELLE MAE and STEVE GAMBOA

CAVE - Psychic Psummer LP mag Edited by SCOTT SIMMONSAt their best, Chicago's Cave boil down familiar but disparate branches of psychedelic rock into a sludgy yet nimble whole. Their first album approached different modes like a kid in a candy store, dipping into heavy riffs, hypnotic repetition, and howling noise, but it sprinted and lagged, never pacing itself as expertly as the band does now. Psychic Psummer is comparatively a less immediate listen, but it is a deeper and ultimately more rewarding