In another, a character has a meltdown in a bar reflecting on the impossibility of meaningful human contact. One song links a windy day in the rain in a cold northern English town (Anderson is a single Britisher in an otherwise Spanish band) to the mystical name Abraxas and a question for an oracle. Social realism is evoked only to undercut any sense of doleful seriousness. All are present here, along with a huge sense of comedic self-deprecation. Pushing beyond the simplistic concerns of juvenile popular song, existential interests were signalled in social observation, absurdist wordplay and borrowings from metaphysical philosophical traditions. Sung in a deep soul register by singer/guitarist/lyricist Darren Anderson, they are propelled by the rhythmic ecstasies of Javier Cantudo drums and Paco Troya’s bass, with lead guitarist Jose (BONI) Bonilla’s explosive riffs and soaring solos complementing spontaneously arising utterances of deep reflection.īorn out of the fusion of earlier rock and roll, blues, folk, rhythm and blues, gospel and soul, psychedelic rock was always more than a sound. We always lose our way, our rudders broken This collection of new songs by Sunset Riders, draws on the musical heritage of 60s British and American psychedelic rock to provide a platform for the lyrical exploration of the human soul.