Shall Noise Upon, Apollo Sunshine's third album, is their most lush and ornate effort so far, and it pinpoints today's generalized view of the old hippie psych world.  Easygoing acoustic rhythms mingle with acid-tinged jams and world-child harmonies, and provides us with, if nothing else, an educational look into the past.

Elaborate instrumentation and gentle flow represent one side of Shall Noise Upon, while cerebral rockouts complement them.   The album begins on a smooth note with the lighthearted, but complex, ballads:  "Breeze" and "Singing To The Earth (To Thank Her For You)".  "Happiness" and "Money" are some of the albums calmest moments, and soothe like a pebbled waterfall. 

Over the course of sixteen tracks, the band and collaborators neatly weave in these soft tracks with livelier, more serious numbers. "Brotherhood of Death" is a mind-melting take on honkytonk, and "666, The Coming Of The New World Government" is a more straight-forward Beatles-inspired track, and each provide a nice pulse boost.  Cool instrumentals fill in gaps all along, giving it all a well-rounded feel.

For a wholehearted and nearly complete look into the kaleidoscopic '60s music scene, look no further than Shall Noise Upon.  It's an adventurous album that explores all of the psychedelia and the open-minded side of rock with encyclopedic efficiency. 

MP3 Stream: "Breeze"

-Chris Fore
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