Barcelona-based pop outfit The Gurus put out a mini-album on the very cool Spanish label Bip Bip -- and we liked the record so much we asked the band and label if they could record a bunch of new songs to fill out a full-length LP -- and that resulted in the self-titled worldwide debut that was their first release on Rainbow Quartz. The sound of the first album brimmed over with Revolver-esque psychedelia, power-pop, pure guitar pop and jangle that evokes label-mates Cotton Mather and Telepathic Butterflies and, at the same time, brought to mind such a diverse mixture as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Firefall, Little River Band and even Oasis. Sounds impossible, but you have to hear the album for yourself.
For their second and new Rainbow Quartz release, The Gurus mix and match pure pop perfection, lysergic psychedelia, modern rock and ambient electronica. The new album has a more prominent guitar crunch and swirling experimentalism at the same time. Think The Kinks meets Fripp and Eno. Standard Jewel Case.