Imagine if Joanna Newsom had taken over Jefferson Airplane 30 years ago: That's what it's like to listen to Globelamp, the psychadelic folk music from LA-bred songwriter Elizabeth le Fey. The ex-Foxygen singer has disassociated from that and transformed into the autonomous Globelamp. In fact, her first single "San Francisco" is a scathing counter to the Foxygen song of the same name. After the band finally melted down and called it quits, le Fey emerged from its ashes as Globelamp, all the way down to her signature glitter-crusted eyelids.
Globelamp's commanding debut titled The Orange Glow creates a Wuthering Heights narrative for the Haight Ashbury heyday. Steeped in romantic imagery, Globelamp finds modern footing with the help of Joel Jerome, the LA production wizard behind buzzy indie rock bands like Cherry Glazerr and La Sera. Le Fey's sharp soprano cuts like bits of shrapnel, giving a punk edge and sense of danger to folky lilts. Stream all of The Organge Glow is below via Noisey and purchase the album here from Pyschadelic Thrift Store Recordings.