Bold and original, ‘Dear Author’ is a fabulous slice of psychedelic indie from the creepily titled L.A outfit ‘Darker My Love’. A flat, off rhythm chorus is reminiscent of Syd Barrett – with the simple bass and pounding beat carrying a rather slick melody. This is great retro indie, with palpable depth and flair; like Arthur Lee’s Love, with the shoegazing, stoner groove of The Jesus and Mary Chain. Darker My Love capture that slightly heading, engrossing quality of great late 60′s psychedelic rock. Despite the mildly stalkerish tone, this is a measured and extremely catchy number. The grungy rhythm section of Tim Presley and Rob Barbato honed their skills with a stint in The Fall, featuring on 2007′s hit and miss ‘Reformation Post TLC’ album. This is a sharp and exciting California rock – ‘Dear Author’ really gets under the skin of that great West Coast psychedelia sound – and carries it forward to the present day, adding contemporary bite.
