Howlin Rain, 'The Russian Wilds' (American)

March 13, 2012 – If music were math, if records were the sums of their parts, then the fourth album from crazy-eyed California band Howlin Rain would be one of the best psychedelic rock records ever made. The cast on The Russian Wilds is incredible. Guitarist Ethan Miller of the chaotic and very-much-missed Comets on Fire remains something of a senior statesman for strangely ecstatic American music, and his network of collaborators is broad and strong. …
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