Last updated: 12 hours ago
Obscure Long Island garage band the Mystic Tide were active for a short time between 1965 and 1967, quickly working up a small set of tunes that called on both raucous psychedelic distortion and thoughtful, moody melodicism akin to <a href="spotify:artist:2jgPkn6LuUazBoBk6vvjh5">the Zombies</a> or <a href="spotify:artist:5BaHqGtf6UAZnHfqdPaTDA">Them</a>. The band released just five singles in their time, but bandleader Joe Docko re-released their full catalog along with unreleased material in the '90s, and many years later, <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22the+Numero+Group%22">the Numero Group</a> reissued the band's full output once more in remastered form on the 2024 archival set Frustration.
The Mystic Tide formed in Long Island, New York, in 1965. Led by guitarist and songwriter Joe Docko, they self-released four singles between 1966 and 1967, capturing a foreboding kind of early psychedelia denoted by raw, fuzzy guitars, angsty sentiments, and a vaguely Middle Eastern-flavored mysterioso. They remained largely overlooked on even a local level and disbanded in 1967. As the years went on, the Mystic Tide's ahead-of-their-time sound became the fascination of garage rock historians and enthusiasts, and their incredibly rare singles began fetching collector's prices. In 1991, the band's 11 songs were released on a self-titled anthology. In 1994, Docko assembled Solid Ground, a more fully fleshed-out collection that included unreleased recordings as well as the band's primary output. As the years went on, the Mystic Tide took on an increasingly mythical reputation in garage rock circles. In 2024, <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22the+Numero+Group%22">the Numero Group</a> released Frustration, a remastered and refurbished issue of the band's '60s singles. ~ Fred Thomas, Rovi
The Mystic Tide formed in Long Island, New York, in 1965. Led by guitarist and songwriter Joe Docko, they self-released four singles between 1966 and 1967, capturing a foreboding kind of early psychedelia denoted by raw, fuzzy guitars, angsty sentiments, and a vaguely Middle Eastern-flavored mysterioso. They remained largely overlooked on even a local level and disbanded in 1967. As the years went on, the Mystic Tide's ahead-of-their-time sound became the fascination of garage rock historians and enthusiasts, and their incredibly rare singles began fetching collector's prices. In 1991, the band's 11 songs were released on a self-titled anthology. In 1994, Docko assembled Solid Ground, a more fully fleshed-out collection that included unreleased recordings as well as the band's primary output. As the years went on, the Mystic Tide took on an increasingly mythical reputation in garage rock circles. In 2024, <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22the+Numero+Group%22">the Numero Group</a> released Frustration, a remastered and refurbished issue of the band's '60s singles. ~ Fred Thomas, Rovi
Monthly Listeners
2,748
Monthly Listeners History
Track the evolution of monthly listeners over the last 28 days.
Followers
2,440
Followers History
Track the evolution of followers over the last 28 days.
Top Cities
72 listeners
57 listeners
49 listeners
45 listeners
42 listeners
Related Artists
Fallen Angels
Index
Dantalian's Chariot
