Combining mind-blowing visuals with a murky, chilled-out sound, it’s clear that the Bay Area quintet Lumerians is out to blow minds. Based out of Oakland, CA, the garage-psych outfit, consisting of Tyler Green, Luis Vasquez, Christopher Musgrave, Marc Melzer, and Jason Miller, layer their rhythm-heavy sound with deep bass, synthesizers, and drifting guitars, creating music that’s highly exploratory while maintaining enough of a groove to get people’s feet moving. The band made their debut in 2008 with a self-titled, self-released EP. After hooking up with Knitting Factory Records, the band released the first full-length, Transmalinnia, in 2011. ~ Gregory Heaney, Rovi