Blood Lemon - "High Tide"

Photo by Melanie Radford

Boise's Blood Lemon (which features Built to Spill bassist Melanie Radford) just released a single that is going to give some pretty serious flashbacks to those of us who were teenagers in the 90's. "High Tide" has a very Breeders sound to it, particularly in the punch given off by the bass. The song is layered in a fuzz that is almost thick enough to cover the harmony and melody which are strong enough to muscle their way through. There's also a heavy dose of psychedelia within the song, in an interesting Cornershop meets Veruca Salt kind of way. "High Tide" is a wonderfully crunchy song that is pushing the current crop of 90's nostalgia forward into the current decade.

Guitarist Lisa Simpson says of the band's latest single:

“I took the sensual for inspiration, and the beginning of ‘High Tide’ was a research query of what idioms or phrases other cultures use for orgasm.”

You can watch the video for "High Tide" below. Petite Deaths is due out January 17, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Blood Lemon, check out the band's website.