Tigers On Opium – Psychodrama

 

 

Tigers On Opium – Psychodrama
Heavy Psych Sounds – 2024
Hardrock, Seventies, Proto, Garage, Psych, NWOBHW, Stonerrock
Rated: ****

There’s always been something sleazy and pulp about the Tigers On Opium sound, the lyrics and the overall vibe. But on Psychodrama both those aspects get toned down in favor of a more honest and emotive approach. You might almost assume the concept of the Psychodrama album is based on their own experience with therapy. For it is a concept album about group therapy where multiple persons work through their traumas together. Yes, that sound serious. And much of the changes Tigers On Opium seemed to have worked for on this Psychodrama album, are serious. But what stayed was the hardrock, the proto touch, the seventies swagger and the garage fogginess. This time around there’s also some more metal influences that remind of the eighties when the NWOBHW exploded. Some of it is delivered so clean and serene that even that smokey sound that is so Tigers On Opium gets blown away. There have been times when Tigers On Opium was all that could get me through the night, and with Psychodrama there will be even more succor for the dark times…

(Written by JK)

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