{"id":5590,"date":"2017-03-17T14:13:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T18:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=5590"},"modified":"2017-03-24T08:19:50","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T12:19:50","slug":"temples-volcano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/temples-volcano\/","title":{"rendered":"Temples <br>Volcano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/temples-volcano.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5591\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/temples-volcano.jpg\" alt=\"Temples, Volcano\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/temples-volcano.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/temples-volcano-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>It was back in 2014 when Temples\u2014James Bagshaw (vocals and guitar), Tom Warmsley (bass), Sam Toms (drums), and Adam Smith (keys)\u2014emerged with their debut album, <i>Sun Structures<\/i>. The album unapologetically tapped into the band\u2019s psychedelic forefathers while simultaneously sitting comfortably with contemporaries like Tame Impala. Aligning so strongly with a scene and sound may have teed up expectations in a very specific way for the next step, but upon hearing <i>Volcano<\/i> (Fat Possum Records), Temples\u2019 follow-up, one immediately recognizes that although it is still draped in psychedelic sounds, it is a different beast than <i>Sun Structures<\/i>. In other words, same church, different pew. The big difference is that Smith carries a greater load this time around. While guitar is certainly present, it\u2019s his keys that lead the way. And far less dirty than its predecessor, it\u2019s more pop. But what it may lack in rawness, it makes up for in intricateness. Every song is crammed with little touches that demand to be listened to through headphones, and with the swirling background vocals and some unconventional arrangements, it\u2019s easy to imagine some of these transposed to a much bigger scale.<\/p>\n<p>Another surprise may be how danceable <i>Volcano<\/i> leans. It\u2019s by no means a club record, but there are some undeniable grooves, as on \u201cCertainty\u201d and \u201cOpen Air,\u201d that seem to beckon towards the dancefloor. There are trippy moments where some guitar workouts peak their way in and give you a fading glimpse of <i>Sun Structures<\/i>, but the band is all-in on their revised approach. Though <i>Volcano<\/i> may differ from what came before it, if you\u2019re willing to go along on the ride, it\u2019s just as satisfying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was back in 2014 when Temples\u2014James Bagshaw (vocals and guitar), Tom Warmsley (bass), Sam Toms (drums), and Adam Smith (keys)\u2014emerged with their<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[34,1927,309],"class_list":["post-5590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-album-review","tag-fat-possum-records","tag-temples"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Temples Volcano - The Agit Reader<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/temples-volcano\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Temples Volcano - The Agit Reader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It was back in 2014 when Temples\u2014James Bagshaw (vocals and guitar), Tom Warmsley (bass), Sam Toms (drums), and Adam Smith (keys)\u2014emerged with their\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/temples-volcano\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Agit Reader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheAgitReader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-03-17T18:13:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-03-24T12:19:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/temples-volcano.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dorian S. 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