Electric Citizen is the brainchild of guitarist Ross Dolan and singer Laura Dolan, high school sweethearts who married and formed their dream band. The 70s-inspired psychedelic metal of the Cincinnati rockers’ 2014 debut, Sateen , worships shamelessly at the altar of Black Sabbath, Pentagram, and their ilk—especially Laura’s vocals, which took cues from Bobby Liebling. The 2010s had more than their share of retro-leaning occult rock and metal groups, and because many seemed more concerned with fashion than function, Electric Citizen’s straightforward style stood out.

Electric Citizen’s psychedelia-soaked fourth album, June’s EC4 (Heavy Psych Sounds), also carries the sound and spirit of the 70s, but it also represents a major progression. Its songwriting and arrangements are more lav

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