Fall Under The Spell of Joy with Death Valley Girls and Listen To 'The Universe'

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Death Valley Girls have announced a new album, Under the Spell of Joy, and with it, the band "dives even deeper into magical cosmic energy" than ever before. In fact, it's meant to be "space gospel" and intends to bring people together.

The album title comes from the text on a t-shirt from San Diego heavy psych rockers Joy that was handed off to Death Valley Girls’ vocalist/guitarist Bonnie Bloomgarden, who wore the shirt for five years straight, treating it like a talisman.

Bloomgarden explains:

“I read it as being about manifesting your biggest dreams and responding thoughtfully and mindfully to everything that comes in your path with joy and compassion first. There is a lot to be really angry about in the world but joy is just as powerful if used correctly!”

The initial inspiration for the record came from the "jubilant spirit" of Ethiopian Funk records the band had been listening to on tour, but once they began to channel the songs it seemed like the music came from "somewhere not in the past but in the future".

The band have released the single and video for "The Universe" off the new album:

Bloomgarden says:

“The world is crazy right now and it feels like we should be doing more than just trying to perpetuate joy. I think music becomes a part of you. Like Black Sabbath’s first record is as much a part of me as my own music. I think you can listen to music or song to get lost in it, or you can listen to music to find something in your self or the world that either you never had or just went missing. I want people to sing to this record, make it their own, and focus on manifesting their dreams as much as they can!”

Suicide Squeeze Records will be delivering Death Valley Girls’ Under the Spell of Joy to the world on October 2, 2020 on CD/LP/CS and digital formats. First vinyl pressing is limited to 1500 copies (1200 on gold, 300 on label-exclusive silver).