The Next Big Thing (No.14) : Temples

People tend to think that bands who make musics like the Beatles are over rated. They also think the new bands who have a psychedelia infusion are a rip-off,  but we give it a go for Temples, because they have this cinematic and grand music for the fans. Temples, the band who consist of James Bagshaw (vocals, guitar), Thomas Warmsley (bass, backing vocals), Sam Toms (drums), and Adam Smith (keyboards), said that their music has been shaped by musicians like the Byrd, Soft Machine or even Marc Bolan. The Kettering-based band have been spreading their music as neo-psych, the story of this band started by James and Thomas who wrote a few songs together and then decided to create a firm form as a band by having Sam and Adam as the wrap ups. The name of the band itself, Temples, is purely to describe their spiritual ambiance in their music.

Their first debut, ‘Shelter Song’, is an experimental song which turns into a genius work with an amazing influence of west coast pop. You’ll hear this kaleidoscopic effect on their songs which is a result of the vintage equipments that they used to the songs. As we quote from Guardian on Temples’ Shelter Song “The singer gets the vocals just right, sounding appropriately intoxicated, dazed and suffused with surreal daydreams, with his invocations to “take me away to the twilight zone”. Temples have performed with bands like Mystery Jets, Stealing Sheep, and Moon Duo in Leeds. The newbies of Heavenly Recording which is a label for TOY, really good at things that they do, their experimental work with sounds or effects doesn’t lose a sight of their songs, we are pretty much sure Temples need to get the recognitizion (they deserve).

Temples have this infectious melodies which will linger on your mind once you listen to their music,  If you are a die-hard fans of psychedelic music, you’ll have this higher expectation for the original psychedelic tunes on their music, but Temples are a fabulous new band that will give you a nonstop hallucinogenic experience.