Formed via the spirit of adolescent excitement in Bristol at the tail end of 2016, Captain Sn are a band well and truly beyond their tender years. Following a handful of gigs in 2017 – and a raucous set at Bristol Psych Fests opening event in July – they immediately caught the attention of revered Stolen Body Records, with a deal soon struck.

The first fruit to bear from this relationship, the Beach Burrito EP, is a laser-targeted detonation of garage-psych, capable of putting most of their grizzled garage-psych elders to shame. Breezy jangle-pop gives way to ruthless fuzz breakdowns, and all of it rips hard enough to satisfy even the most discerning of the genres broad church.

The quartet, whose expansive appreciation for psych far exceeds most, recognize the importance of songs above all else. Front man Dan Dale – a songwriter first and foremost – is incredibly skilled at tapping the well of the Lizard King, as well as influences ranging from John Martyn to The Byrds. The menacing and spacious Amber and the Segall-infused stomper Skyline conclusively prove that the Bristolian upstarts arent at all concerned with having big shoes to fill.