TY SEGALL IN CONCERT:
With his fuzzed-out guitars, analog organs, jaunty drums, and knack for Beatles-esque melodies, Ty Segall is one of the most compelling and prolific artists to throw his hat in the late-'60s/early-'70s rock revival ring in recent memory. Segall is a anything but a retro novelty -- just when his free-wheeling, psychedelic tunes start to feel familiar, he throws in an unexpected harmonic or tempo change, and it's these surprising sonic curveballs that make his raucous live shows such riveting affairs. Segall's 2014 album Manipulator was his most-polished and acclaimed release yet and he does it total justice in concert, treating fans to swirling, sweltering sets full of compact, infinitely catchy garage rock nuggets like "The Singer" and "Feel".
BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:
San Francisco-based psych rock wunderkind Ty Segall got his start in the mid-'00s performing with a variety of West Coast underground bands including Epsilons and Party Fowl. He launched his solo career in 2008 with several cassette releases, and later that year he made his proper debut with an eponymous album released on Castle Face Records. He followed up in 2009 with Lemons, a critically acclaimed album that helped garner him a growing national fanbase thanks to standout tracks like "Cents". Since then Segal has released an album every year, incorporating new instruments and musical styles on each successive outing. In 2014 he dropped his seventh studio effort Manipulator, a muscular and wildly creative double-album that has both critics and fans hailing him as one of garage rocks most worthy contemporary torchbearers.