UMPHREY'S MCGEE - DEATH BY STEREO (LP)

Umphrey's McGee Death By Stereo on LP

The dynamic Chicago-based sextet Umphrey’s McGee, already regarded as one of today’s most progressive and innovative live acts, are set to unleash Death By Stereo, an album that cements their status as one of rock’s most audacious forces in the studio.

Death By Stereo is a lethal musical gumbo stewed by the band’s seemingly telepathic six members: Brendan Bayliss (guitar, vocals), Joel Cummins (keyboard, vocals), Ryan Stasik (bass guitar), Jake Cinninger (guitar, vocals), Kris Myers (drums, vocals) and Andy Farag (percussion) who Entertainment Weekly calls “consummate musical alchemists, deftly reconfiguring sounds from rock’s vast panoply of styles.”

Death By Stereo finds the “fluid and majestic” (Washington Post Express) sextet’s feet firmly entrenched in hard-hitting rock while still exploring radical new territories: Sticky Fingers-era Rolling Stones romp on “Wellwishers,” Black Keys-style blues on “Domino Theory,” and horns-infused '70s funk on “Booth Love.” “Conduit” delivers the type of dual-guitar fireworks that Umphrey’s has become known for while “Miami Virtue” is an upbeat, kaleidoscopic blend of Phoenix and Pink Floyd.