Cyan Pools

Ecstatic Visions

Dandy Boy

LP $20.50

08/29/2025 657628456063

DBR 047

MP3 $7.99

08/29/2025 657628456063

DBR 047

FLAC $8.99

08/29/2025 657628456063

DBR 047

Slacker rock by overachievers. You'd be hard pressed to find a better group of technical musicians in the Oakland underground. Quirky offbeat humor, ambitious arrangements and effortlessly intricate performances give Cyan Pools a vibe you can't quite put your finger on or immediately identify, yet still bob your head to. They exist outside the box. Band room non-conformists blissfully unbothered by trend or zeitgeist, Cyan Pools exist in their own world for their own entertainment. Harnessing the off-the-cuff psychedelia of Syd Berrett and Alex Chilton through a 90's alt rock fuzz with smart kid rhythms.

"Ecstatic Visions" is equal parts early REM, Elephant Six Collective and Pavement. It’s a smattering of influences thrown against the wall, bleeding together and complimenting each other as they drip down. Opening track ‘Keratin Sheath’ is a driving punk song about singer Kelley’s attacking pet bird. ‘Go To Heaven’ is a defiant yet bouncing anthem (The album’s title tucked into the first verse) about defying the detractors who play it safe. ‘Where Are My Memories’ is a reflective, almost blue-eyed soul song about one’s thoughts literally floating away and hiding. ‘Inchoate’ unpacks the anxiety of insomnia, albeit from a poppy alt prog perspective.

Cyan Pools never stop exploring and pushing. For a group who loves the Beach Boys and much as Black Flag, there is so much room in the in-between to connect the dots and find new forms from old structures. Almost as if in a mind-altering dream space, With ‘Ecstatic Visions’ Cyan Pools want to take you to an unfamiliar place, that you’ll ultimately revel in.