The Third Mind

California-based supergroup, The Third Mind, will release their second album, The Third Mind
2 on October 27 via Yep Roc Records.
Featuring an all-star eclectic ensemble of like-minded musicians–Jesse Sykes (acoustic guitar,
vocals); Dave Alvin (electric guitar); Victor Krummenacher (bass guitar); David Immerglück
(guitar/harmonium/mellotron); and Michael Jerome (drums/percussion)-- The Third Mind 2
reflects the band members varied musical histories with a “no safety parachute” recording
approach using free-form studio techniques, no rehearsals, no preconceived arrangements, and
recording spontaneous group improvisations live in studio.
The six-song set, which runs the length of three LP sides, showcases songs written in the 1960s
including, "Groovin' is Easy," "Why Not Your Baby,” "Sally Go Round The Roses," among others,
and an original composition, “Tall Grass,” written by Jesse Sykes and Dave Alvin for the
album. Available for pre-order on CD, Digital and LP formats, the fourth LP side features The
Third Mind Mandala etching by Tony Fitzpatrick.
Today, the band shared the official video for “Tall Grass,” the first single from forthcoming
album; watch/share here. Of the song, Jesse Sykes offers, “‘Tall Grass’ sets out to celebrate
the spirit or psyche of place, where the external and internal worlds meet. It’s a midnight
serenade, a love song and a bit of a eulogy to the land itself.”
Produced by The Third Mind, the album was recorded by Will Golden at Sir Tiger Studio in Los
Angeles, CA, mixed by Craig Parker Adams at Winslow Court Studios in Los Angeles, and
mastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering.
The group’s 2020 self-titled debut garnered critical praise including American Songwriter who
noted it “exceeded anyone’s expectations,” Glide Magazine hailed it as a “mind-blowing
experience,” and PopMatters exclaimed “expansive, adventurous music.”

The Rain Parade debut album, Emergency Third Rail Power Trip came out in 1983 and was internationally recognized as a unique psychedelic album - Seven of the ten songs on that debut were sung by Matt Piucci and Steven Roback, The bands second record, Explosions In The Glass Palace, garnered the same high praise as the debut with their reputation increasing ever since as one of the leaders of the Paisley Underground.

 

Last Rays Of A Dying Sun which manages to sound both like a lost classic and the groundbreaking work of unknown new artist, emerging from their secret lair with a record ready to change the world. All Music Guide says:  "this is an absolutely credible 21st Century version of the their trademark approach, with the nocturnal melodies, the thoughtful interplay of the guitars, the starry-eyed vocals and expert harmonies, and the gently insistent rhythms coming together"

 

Wrapping sweet nuggets of pop confection in swirling clouds of interstellar psychedelia, Last Rays Of A Dying Sun is a record at once eminently engaging and delightfully ornate. Everything old is new again, and it’s very easy to see the line that runs from the Summer of Love and the chiming tones of Jangle Pop to mid-eighties SoCal Paisley Underground of which Rain Parade was a pivotal component, influencing important acts such as My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Stone Roses, through to the late-90’s Elephant 6 Collective, straight to neo-psych indie rock of today.