Ten tracks, ten vignettes. Ten moments of insight into the wild and wonderful brain of Jack McEwan and Psychedelic Porn Crumpets. First teased in October with the release of single Dilemma Us From Evil, the long-awaited new album from the West Coast psych-fuzz lords is finally here – welcome to FRONZOLI.
It feels like it has been years since Psychedelic Porn Crumpets last dropped a project, namely because their history of releasing music has been dictated by quickfire releases, wasting no time in stoking the fire each of their previous five albums lit. In actual fact however, it’s only been a year since fans were last served up a dose of Psychedelic Porn Crumpets gold, 2022’s NIGHT GNOMES repositioning the band has an Australian success story to be told.
With album Number Six, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets re-enter the atmosphere in fine form – FRONZOLI arriving at the perfect time for Australian fans, just ahead of the band’s upcoming summer tour with Royal Blood.
Described by McEwan as “half an hour of ADHD” packed onto one record, FRONZOLI represents a myriad sonic textures and colours; an album that has pushed McEwan as a songwriter and musician possibly more than any other Psychedelic Porn Crumpets album in the past. The rollercoaster of energies FRONZOLI thrives on, from Dilemma Us From Evil to Illusions of Grandeur; the instant catchiness of tracks like Sierra Nevada and Cpt. Gravity Mouse Welcome, so many different threads of influence creates a striking musical tapestry.
