Is Growing Faith

iTunes Review

Tim Presley is not only the founder of psych-poppers White Fence, but he’s also the force behind the slightly trippier Darker My Love, and has collaborated with the Strange Boys as well. White Fence is his California sun-cured vision of ‘60s, psych-folk/pop, and his vision is delightfully purist in its nostalgia. Even the lo-fi production feels old, warm and analog, with occasional hissing and crackling heard amid the shambling, strummy guitars and woozy reverb. Tracks like the patchouli-scented “Sticky Fruitman Has Faith” and faintly Velvets-flavored “Get That Heart” sound like long-lost Pebbles tracks, and the lovely “A Pearl Is Not a Diamond” revisits the gossamer sounds of Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow. “And By Always” and “Body Cold” roil with classic, psych-rock organ riffs and jangly guitars, and are perfect counterpoints to softer, acoustic tunes like “Tumble, Lies & Honesty.” The oddball, playful moments here (“The Mexican Twins/Life is ... Too $hort”) exemplify why Presley is so prolific; he needs outlets for all those voices in his head.