Now Here Is Nowhere (CD) by Secret Machines

The Secret Machines aren't breaking any new ground on their debut full-length album, Now Here Is Nowhere; instead, they mix up elements of the last 35 years of rock history like the driving rhythms of '70s German rock, the sprawling guitar textures of late-'60s and '70s British psych, pounding drums lifted off of Led Zeppelin II, the expansive textures of arena- friendly '80s groups like U2 and Echo & the Bunnymen, and the aching indie rock vocals of the '90s -- basically the same template as the Flaming Lips circa 1993, early Mercury Rev, the Verve, or mid-period Ride.