It's good: The Claypool Lennon Delirium – South of Reality

It's pretty bizarre to hear music that sounds so much like the Beatles, and that simultaneously sounds so modern and refreshing. The Beatles part is unsurprising, considering that Sean Lennon, son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, is one half of the titular duo. But never have I heard a beatles-esque vocabulary used so well in a modern sound. It's a very colourful and fun experience that's not so easy to put into a box. Sure, it's psychedelic in that Beatles worship way, but it's also much more progressive than your average Ty Segall project.

The song South of Reality has that Dog Fashion Disco vibe going on, with weird evil-sounding vocals, and surf rock riffs backed up by organs. Boriska, then, starts off as a perfect Beatles song, before taking a dive into space-prog Pink Floydish territory and ending with a foreboding building riff that reminds of King Crimson. Clearly, they have many influences, and they do wear them on their sleeve a lot of the time. But they never limit themselves to simple imitation. The sounds of different bands and different eras can be picked out from their music if you want, but their music as a whole is something new entirely, and it's a lot harder to describe. It's exactly the kind of colourful prog that I need in my life.