for some reason, psychedelic music became really popular in l.a.’s 80s underground scene (well, at least part of it). rain parade were one of the best of the ‘paisley underground’ bands, and the trippiest too. their music was low-key but dreamy, a mellower take on the psychedelia of love and early pink floyd.

“look at merri” is one of their best songs, off the excellent “emergency third rail power trip”. at the center of the track is the gentle psychedelic groove of the bass, with everything else swirling around it:

rain parade--"look at merri"