The stellar debut album from Los Angeles-based duo Plasma Chasms, Chrysalis is colorful psychedelic success — spanning an array of delightful hooky structural emergences. The project comprises Australian artist Jane Drewett and American artist Adrian Guerrero. As they explain: “Chrysalis represents the external state of the world at the moment but also our own inner journeys as we transform and change.”
Following the introduction’s development from public-transit ambience to a jazzy rock intrigue, “Coolangatta” enters with a throwback rock immersion. Ghostly wordless adornments venture into twanging guitar momentum, which complements a soaring vocal presence with resonating qualities. Doses of spacey synths past the three-minute turn inject further atmospheric intrigue. “Dreamers Often Lie” is another throwback rock engager, embracing a hazier disposition and “why can’t I be with you?” sense of palpable yearning.
The album’s second half proves equally impressive, from the effervescent perkiness within “Solaris” to the enthused vocal expressions in “Interstellar Baby.” The latter’s jumpy guitar tones, dexterous percussion, and wordless vocal moments is especially inviting. “I love you, I do,” the vocals let out at one point, as sprightly strings linger underneath. Chrysalis is a delight of a melodic psychedelic album from Plasma Chasms.
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“Psychedelic Carousel” and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
We discovered this release via MusoSoup, as part of the artist’s promotional campaign.
