Lumerians

Combining brain-bending visuals with a murky, chilled-out sound, it's clear that Bay Area outfit Lumerians are out to blow minds. Based out of Oakland, California, the garage psych band, whose members have included Tyler Green, Luis Vasquez, Christopher Musgrave, Marc Melzer, Jason Miller, and Tony Peluso, layers its rhythm-heavy sound with deep bass, synthesizers, and drifting guitars, creating music that's highly exploratory while maintaining enough of a groove to get people's feet moving. The band made its debut in 2008 with a self-titled, self-released EP. After hooking up...