''Nuclear Psychology'' is an
EP by the American
psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...
band
Weird Owl
Weird Owl are an American psychedelic rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2004. Their first recording, ''Nuclear Psychology'', was released in 2007. Their debut studio album, ''Ever the Silver Cord Be Loosed'', was released in 2009 by ...
, released on February 21, 2007.
Recording
The album was partially recorded at Seaside Lounge Studios in
Brooklyn, New York City. The EP's cover art is a reference to the cover art for the 1973 album ''
The Dark Side of the Moon'' by English rock band
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...
. Trevor Tyrrell, guitarist and lead vocalist for Weird Owl, has stated that "the cover was a quick joke having more to do with our self-presumed spot in the continuum of mind-music more than it has to do with any great reverence for Floyd. We felt as if we were the sons of a certain musical father (in a collective sense) and that it was now time for the son to assert his independence".
Track listing
Personnel
Weird Owl
* Trevor Tyrrell – guitar, lead vocals
* Jon Rudd – guitar
* Kenneth Cook – bass guitar, keyboards,
synths, back-up vocals
* Sean Reynolds – drums
* John Cassidy – keyboards, synths
Additional production
* Gerard Garone – recording
* Harley Zinger – recording
References
2007 EPs
Psychedelic rock EPs
Weird Owl albums
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