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First Listen: Moon Duo, 'Shadow Of The Sun' — npr.org

Moon Duo's new album, Shadow Of The Sun, comes out March 3. Claudia Kershaw/Courtesy of the artist hide caption Moon Duo's new album, Shadow Of The Sun, comes out March 3. Many traditionalist bands look to breathe life into old riffs, but Moon Duo seems to put more thought into it than most. The band's third album, Shadow Of The Sun, is another collection of cyclical songs based on the simple, repetitive riffs of singer-guitarist Ripley Johnson and singer-keyboardist Sanae Yamada (with the assistance of, alternatively, a drum machine or auxiliary drummer John Jeffrey). That approach has never been a drawback; Moon Duo's previous albums are visceral yet dreamy, and Shadow Of The Sun follows suit beautifully. What makes this the best Moon Duo record to date is the way Johnson and Yamada have plumbed ever deeper into their droning, elemental psychedelia.

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