Alien Mustangs Sunrays / Forest

Harnessing the equine-like spirit of certain otherworldly entities, Alien Mustangs forge a fresh path through the psychedelic wilderness, sometimes glancing at maps sketched by the 13th Floor Elevators, Loop, Stooges and Spacemen 3 — but more often exploring enticing new frontiers. Emanating sonically (and physically) from Thessaloniki, Greece, the band has been crafting its unique blend of ‘60s-flavored, hypnotic, space-psych trippiness since 2013, releasing their debut LP Alienation in 2018. Propelled by psychic waveforms like a lightsail powered by solar radiation, Sunrays transports listeners beyond Earth’s orbit, into the rarefied company of the guitar gods of Ganymede — along with the first three spacemen to smoke cannabis on the moon. Prepare for blastoff at 2:40. Forest is the soundtrack of a trip through verdant wilderness, shafts of sunlight breaking through the canopy above, dragonflies and hummingbirds zipping overhead as dryads leave gifts of sacred mushrooms alongside the path ahead.