Daiana Feuer on September 2nd, 2015

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The Echo Park 1960s garage-rock revival has been going strong for a few years now and continues spreading its wings like a psychedelic bird turning its nest into an empire. Mystic Braves, the first band ever to record at a tiny but mighty little studio at Lolipop Records, has played a formidable role in the scene. Sure, they look and sound the part but the whole thing should not be short-changed as a cut-and-paste recreation of every hit from the “Nuggets” comp. They’re not robots. If they weren’t original and current, we’d be bored, and we’re not. The new song, “Great Company,” is the first single from their new album, “Days of Yesteryear,” and it shows the psych-pop band — Julian Ducatenzeiler, Tony Malacara, Cameron Gartung, Shane Stotsenberg and Ignacio Gonzalez — exploring new instruments and sounds, most notably in the far-Eastern flavors and sitar permeating the trippy end section. The trajectory feels nostalgic, following footsteps certain long-haired heroes trod before, and the grooviness cannot be denied.

||| Stream: “Great Company”

|||Live: Mystic Braves perform Friday night at the Teragram Ballroom.