The Three 4 Tens must have gotten trapped in a time warp, because they play ’60s psychedelic garage rock like it’s, well, the ’60s. Lucky for them, the second full-length (named after the neighborhood where the Philadelphia band lives) finds them with an appropriate home on Rainbow Quartz. Joining guitarist/vocalist Joe Tagg and bassist/vocalist Jamie Mahon, is returning member Brian McNamara on guitar, and Burning Brides alumnus Mike Ambs on drums. They have all the right quirks, borrowing harmonies, guitar riffs and “woo hoos” from old-school rock. That works out great for those gigs with the Strokes, the Warlocks, and the Brian Jonestown Massacre. The harmonica in “Manned Space Flight” delivers some edgy blues, while the eight-minute “A Stem Too Far” attempts to sodden ’60s garage with bizarro prog. The latter journeys off into a psychedelic improv which seems to blast into outer space before landing back in the Three 4 Tens’ free-spirited recreation. – Kenyon Hopkin
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