Ritual Talk

In a world that favors boxes and binaries, Ritual Talk is dubbed “psychedelic indie rock”. And there are certainly moments in the music that fit that bill to a tee, capturing both the headiness and the fervor of the genre. But those moments don’t last forever. There are traces of artists from Grizzly Bear to Marvin Gaye to CSN&Y to Dirty Projectors, but ultimately, the Brooklyn outfit's lush instrumentation and exploratory vocal arrangements tinge each song with an unmistakable color, on and off the stage. Expect their debut EP to trickle out this fall, and be sure to catch some of that energy on the road later this year.