Richard Bone
Great, authentic late 60's psych-pop sound. The production is stellar, using many of the effects of the era such as inverted reverb on the vocals and a wide stereo field with generous (but not overdone) processing on the guitars. Absolutely the best psych-pop record I have heard in a long time. And....gulp...I was there for the original bands so I know it when I band gets it right. Also, the songs are well written and memorable, as are the vocals. A+
Jordan Sovereign
Garage psych greatness from this band who are great at creating a mood and keeping at pace with it from start to finish. This guided journey on a musical treasure map will keep you engaged and interested, try on Unity for size.
Favorite track: Unity.
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The glorious 2017 debut full-length album from the Beginner's Mynd has arrived! From the fuzzed-out garage title track opener on through to the dreamy, psych-pop album closer 'No Expectations', the Washington D.C.-based trio present 10 new songs that expand upon their bedrock sound of Byrdsian guitar jangle meshed with '60s-style pop-psych and '80s paisley underground moves. Adding more '60s-style garage rock grit and attitude to the proceedings, along with some the best lyrics and songs written yet by the mind behind the Mynd, Dan McNabb, end to end the album delivers an excellent way to kick your summertime music listening into high gear! - 13 O'Clock Records
“Don’t Lose Your Mind” displays the versatility of The Beginner’s Mynd while never wavering far from the band’s psychedelic roots. McNabb’s songwriting abilities and the band’s multi-instrument versatility are constantly on display. One of the strongest debut albums I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing. - It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine
"The guitars, organ notes, every struck drumhead and cymbal crash resounds to cast the listener into their strange envelope-pushing atmospherics. The entire project recalls the exciting, challenging, and intoxicating world of some of those magical records made between 1965 and '69. It's worth noting that The Beginner's Mynd are not some cheap throwback homage with no substance - this contains depth: it's warm, fluent sounds signalling genuine appeal." - Shindig! Magazine
"This is a fantastic album of perfectly crafted late 60s psychedelic songs which is so cohesive and consistent that it elevates itself from mere album to a whole experience in itself!" - Bananas Magazine
"If the mesmerizing lenticular eye cover doesn't get you, the fuzz-and-mellotron-enhanced pop-psych of this DC aggregation will on their first album... this flows enchantingly like a freakbeat flashback fome to life on tracks like the surreal "Out of Tune", the lilting "I Want Truth" and the jangly "Nothing Wrong"." - Ugly Things Magazine
"The band’s warm guitar jangle, dream inducing keyboard play, and tremulous rhythms pay proper homage to Nuggets era psychedelia and pushes that “now sound” into the modern era, a feat seldom seen since the days of the 80s paisley underground." - Psych Out / Nashville Psych Alliance
"“Don’t Lose Your Mind” is simply a stellar step back in time for anyone who treasures a melodically mind-bending, guitar-heavy, hook-driven garage rock sound with a nostalgic nod to 60s drug-pop. Highly Recommended!" - The Quaker Goes Deaf
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- Breakfast of Champions on WMBR
- Psych Out on WXNA / Nashville Psych Alliance
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The Beginner’s Mynd is Dan McNabb’s long-distance call to a bygone psychedelic era full of chiming twelve-string guitars, fuzz, farfisas and mellotrons.
supported by 14 fans who also own “Don't Lose Your Mind”
I'm so glad these people exist to continue the tradition of psychedelic music without ruining everything with reverb vocals as most neopsychedelia musicians do. dereidechs
supported by 14 fans who also own “Don't Lose Your Mind”
Been a huge fan of bands like the Warlocks, BJT, dolly rocker movement…etc… really glad to have found these guys. Been playing this album non stop for days now and can’t think of any better way to be spending my time. BRYAN EVANS
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