RATING: 4.5 out of 5
The Apes from Washington, D.C. have built their reputation on making more noise than a guitar-less band out to be able to. Live, the plodding thrust of their organ-driven psych-metal sound has stayed just as loud and just as powerful, but, in the studio, they have slowly been experimenting with a higher production level and more studio effects. The current pinnacle of this development can be heard on their new release Baba’s Mountain. The noise is still there, but, rather than standing alone, it is now cloaked in full-on psych regalia. The album presents an overarching narrative that takes the listener on a tour of Baba’s Mountain a place inhabited by such fanciful creatures as complicated squirrels and molting exercise crabs. Layered keys and vocal effects round out the brooding creepiness to produce the most engaging record of the Apes’ career.
-jaquin black
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