Hailing from the musician rich stomping grounds of Western Mass., Carinae makes music just as explosive and celestial as the constellation they’re named after. On their first EP Eta, they have jaunty, jangly guitar riffs and rapid-fire vocals that trip over themselves at times. “The first track on the EP, ’22/23,’ tells a story of our former alien selves being destroyed in a supernova and being reborn as humans on Earth with no recollection of lives past. We like space and we would say that influences our sound along with other countless influences and the strong music community that is Western Mass.,” drummer Gabe Camarano said.

Eta’s sunny disposition is overshadowed by the sheer force and range of which Carinae pushes their limits on Zephyr Window. Churning, fuzzed up guitars and drums racing at breakneck speed flaunt the musicality of the band while giving the lyrics time to explore their subjects. Repetitive rhythms and modulation galore help perpetuate their psych rock sound. If you were lucky enough to catch their set at Out Of The Blue last Tuesday, Carinae’s sound is entrancing live. And that magic comes through on Zephyr Window, which Camarano said was recorded and mixed, start to finish, in ten hours at Sonelab in Easthampton. “After taking over a year to release our first album we had just finished an EP in hours, the contrast was refreshing,” he said.

You can stream Zephyr Window below.