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PROMOTING recently released third album Look Me in the Eye — a promising mix of layered psychedlic-lite, prog-infused, hard-rocking tunes topped off with hypnotic harmonies — New Zealand’s Mermaidens take to the stage dressed in red and initially embark on a tour through the trio’s back catalogue.
They begin with Undergrowth from their debut album. A slow, initially trippy soft-guitar track with echoes of Warpaint that gradually builds, hardens and then truly rocks out, it’s a good start.
It’s followed by I Might Disappear, which both showcases the new album and how their style has developed.
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