(Indie Rock | Psychedelic Rock | Krautrock) Sundome And The Night - In Lean Hours - 1993, MP3, 320 kbps

Sundome and the Night's 'In Lean Hours' (CD 003, 1993) is one of the rare 'new' albums on the GoD label, quite obvious from its hour-plus length alone. Accordingly it reflects more modern times, and so it has more of an 'alternative edge.' The lead-off track, "I Ran For You" resembles a slightly raunchier R.E.M., both tuneful and aggressive. Singer Uwe shows quite convincingly that he can belt out his vocals with the best of 'em, and usually does so without going too far. I imagine that the anthem "Codine" as presented herein is a bit more boisterous than the original by Buffy St. Marie , and by the end everything turns rather chaotic with wild strokes from UC Kuhlmann's Hammond organ. "Borderline" is the rare subtle and sophisticated track on 'In Lean Hours,' and they pull it off quite effectively. "Calm, Cool, and Collected" then belies its name and presents a strange amalgam of crunchy guitars and spoken-word vocals, and also the first truly psychedelic sounds - an element that continues throughout the middle section of the album. So while they're more of a kick-ass bar band than 'thinking man's music,' I still found Sundome and the Night to present an interesting mix of prominent organ passages within the punk/psych ethic. And they *can* play their instruments.