Superbloom – “Velvet Hippo”

A few months ago, the Brooklyn grunge revivalists Superbloom released their 11-song EP Life’s A Blur . (Eleven songs sounds more like an album, but they’re saying it’s an EP, and most of the songs are short, so who am I to argue?) Today, Superbloom have followed that record with a new standalone single called “Velvet Hippo.” It’s a big, churning riffer with some surprisingly sweet harmonies on the chorus. The lead vocals are too surly to push this into Siamese Dream territory, bu...

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