Kevin Bronson on March 22nd, 2013

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[File under People We Should Not Have Missed at SXSW But Did:]

It’s as if Airick Woodhead committed every single sound and idea in his head to the songs on his Doldrums album “Lesser Evil.” And suffice to say there are plenty – his psychedelic collages of outer-space beats, astral melodies and strange effects seem to come from rapid-firing brain synapses. It’s very reminiscent of L.A.’s own Gangi: computer-driven reveries narrated by the 23-year-old’s pinched vocals and spiked by an adolescent desire to leave nothing alone. Reports say that Doldrums inspire wild dancing; it would seem more the stuff of palpitations to us. But at least “lesser Evil” inspires.

||| Download: “Anomaly” and “She Is the Wave” (via Soundcloud)

||| Live: Doldrums play the Bootleg tonight with Blue Hawaii and Sean Nicholas Savage

Photo by Aaron Stern

||| Stream: After the jump, stream “Lesser Evil” in its entirety: