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'axis of evol' begins with a forboding spiritual called 'comas', the kind that mcbean and only a very few other songwriters of this generation could pull off. the record then almost immediately ramps up into a thumping, buzzing, blissful haze, at various parts sounding like the velvet underground or spacemen 3 or the jesus and mary chain circa 'psycho candy'. and at the end, the album then segues into a hypnotic, smog-like meditation called 'how we can get free'. throughout the record, mcbean sings about love and war, the love of war, and the war of love; on the body, on the mind and on the soul.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jagjaguwar","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50411292426571,"sku":"269172","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50411291902283,"sku":"269173","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c8fb6548-16c5-4164-b20f-b932efdae1ad_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726655666"},{"product_id":"india","title":"India","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou'd think that following \"Melodies Of Love\" would be an impossible task. 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