Suns of Thyme

A German heavy-psych outfit based out of Berlin, Suns of Thyme employ a heady blend of space rock, bluesy prog-rock, shoegaze, and post-punk. Citing a wide range of influences that include <a href="spotify:artist:2jK54ZlZhTF1TxygsVeR05">Hawkwind</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1nJvji2KIlWSseXRSlNYsC">Velvet Underground</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4HxBVyHaUa60eCSsJWxwWR">Sisters of Mercy</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:16eRpMNXSQ15wuJoeqguaB">Flaming Lips</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0k17h0D3J5VfsdmQ1iZtE9">Pink Floyd</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:7bu3H8JO7d0UbMoVzbo70s">the Cure</a>, the band formed in 2011 around the talents of Tammo Dehn (synths/percussion/sampler), Tobias Feltes (vocals/guitar/sitar), Tim Hoppe (guitar), Jascha Kreft (drums/vocals), and Jens Rosenkranz (bass). In 2013 the group issued their debut album, Fortune Shelter Love, independently. It caught the attention of <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Napalm+Records%22">Napalm Records</a>, which signed the band the following year. Suns of Thyme's sophomore studio long-player and first outing for the label, Cascades, followed in June 2016. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi