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ALLAH LAS - Sirenas

Name: ALLAH LAS – Sirenas
Item: Sirenas
Rating: 5.5
Author: Fabio Guastalla

2026 (Mexican Summer)

impro, psych

by Fabio Guastalla

5.5

A decidedly atypical release for Allah-Las, standard-bearers for two decades now of a guitar-driven psychedelia with a wink to surf-rock. "Sirenas" is a collection of ten instrumental tracks born from studio improvisation sessions, something light-years removed from the repertoire the Los Angeles band has accustomed us to.
Stepping outside the comfort zone is, if not the goal, certainly the outcome. Having bid farewell to the sun-drenched beaches of home, the quartet seems to sail - more or less consciously - toward new destinations, embracing a modus operandi that, if nothing else, once again highlights the project's psych roots.

In a continuous rise and fall of absorbed, almost backlit melodies ("Pt. Conception", "Abre Caminos", with guitar jangle reminiscent of Real Estate) and exotic inflections ("Vini da Gama", the 80s-inspired "Sirenas"), the fact that Allah-Las go back to being Allah-Las seems above all incidental ("Muzzy") and, at the same time, a safe harbour in this voyage beyond the Pillars of Hercules of the formula adopted on their previous five albums - one that only sporadically offers any real reason for interest.

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15/09/2026

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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Fabio Guastalla, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.

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