guitar.
bass.
drums/guitar/vocal.
6 and 12 string guitars/organ/vocal.
Influences
Our influences, amongst others, range from THE BYRDS, LOVE, THE WEST COAST POP ART EXPERIMENTAL BAND, THE 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS, THE GOLDEN DAWN, INCENSE STICKS, THE SAN FRANCISCO SCENE 65'-68', COUNTRY JOE and the FISH, THE ELECTRIC PRUNES, PSYCHEDELIC LIGHTSHOWS, THE DOVERS, THE MONKEES, BOB DYLAN, BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD, THE BLUE THINGS, THE ZAKARY THAKS, THE JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, THE BEATLES, WE THE PEOPLE, THE MYSTIC TIDE, THE KINGS VERSES and all the thousands of great garage band 45's out there !!
"Britain has never had it so good when it comes to garage psychedelia; such is the authority of The Higher State." - Lenny Helsing, The Thanes, Shindig Magazine.
THE HIGHER STATE BAY AREA ROCK ... Formed in 2005 and released our debut album, FROM 'ROUND HERE, in 2006 on the Italian based
independant label Misty Lane/Teen Sound
The album is available on LP/CD
Check out our blog for comments from 60's garage/psych band legends, THE
GOLDEN DAWN and THE ZAKARY THAKS !!!!!
We released our first single AND IN TIME on STATE RECORDS in September 2007.
Our new single AUTOMATIC MOTION is OUT NOW on 13 O'CLOCK RECORDS from Austin, Texas.
Our second album DARKER BY THE DAY is OUT NOW on LP/CD also on 13 O'CLOCK RECORDS
We also have a 3 song cd(r) available now, also on STATE RECORDS..
contact us here on myspace for details of how to get our stuff.
"Sounds like it was not only recorded live, but recorded live down a tin can to a tape recorder at the other end of a phone, and sounding great for it!" - Mark Lamarr, BBC Radio 2
MONGREL ZINE #7 IS OUT NOW
The new Halloween issue of Mongrel Zine is full of spooky delights!
Haunted George schools us on Halloween sound effects and his
Garagepunk podcast Haunted Shack Theatre, King Louie charms us with
tales of stealin’ Lil Wayne’s wardrobe girl and drinking with Fats
Domino, Vancouver’s newest garage band Indian Wars find the best
skateparks, Inservibles tell us about Mexico City’s best tacos from
what is a shitty mechanics workshop during the day and taco stand by
night, a rare interview with the late Billy Van from The Hilarious
House of Frightenstein, vintage Halloween collector Mark Ledenbach,
plus Box Elders, The TVees, Hard Feelings, HYPSTRZ, The Orpheans,
Corpusse, Telekrimen, and tonnes more…
This issue includes Mongrel Zine Vol. 4 CD Comp with 28 tracks
including Bloodshot Bill’s “In the Graveyard…!” written especially for
this Halloween issue of Mongrel Zine!
