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Katie Dauson Displays How Psychedelic Revival Done Right In New Single ‘The Company We Keep’

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5 months ago

March 13, 2026

Katie Dauson’s “The Company We Keep” is a mesmerizing dive into the textures of 1960s psychedelic rock, updated with modern sensibilities. The track feels like a conversation between eras, with lush instrumentation that’s adventurous without ever feeling overwhelming. It’s immediately clear that Dauson has a keen ear for balancing vintage vibes with contemporary clarity.

The storytelling in the song is quietly profound. Dauson explores the idea of observing life from the sidelines, capturing the tension between isolation and hope. The subtle structural shift in the final verse, where the pre-chorus disappears, adds an unexpected layer of emotional depth, hinting at change and personal growth without ever needing to spell it out.

Musically, the choice to keep the rhythm guitar clean rather than buried in layers of effects is genius. It lets the song breathe, allowing each texture to resonate fully. Combined with Dauson’s melodic sensibilities and James Nickle’s skilled engineering, “The Company We Keep” is a standout single that proves Dauson continues to push her artistry forward with intention and heart.

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Host Bodies’ track ‘On A Roll’ Gets a Psychedelic Reinvention from Soul Glitch

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1 day ago

August 21, 2026

Joni Jones

Ten years after Host Bodies first released the album Daily Apparatus, “On A Roll” has found a completely new groove.

For the Daily Apparatus: 10 Year Remixes project, multi-instrumentalist and producer Nicholas Hasty, under his Soul Glitch moniker, takes the original electronic-rock track and pulls it into deeper, more psychedelic territory.

The remix keeps the energy of Host Bodies intact while opening up the track with new beats, electronic textures and expressive saxophone solos. Electric guitar, bass and layered production give it a rich, genre-blurring sound that sits somewhere between indie electronic, jazztronica, soultronica and alternative dance.

There’s something particularly satisfying about hearing a decade-old track treated not as a relic, but as raw material. Soul Glitch reshapes “On A Roll” , finding new spaces within the original and bringing his own musical language into the mix.

The result is energetic, sensual, psychedelic and unapologetically expansive.

Ten years on, “On A Roll” proves that sometimes the best way to celebrate where a song came from is to find somewhere completely new for it to go.