Release Date: September 04th 2026. Record Label: Vesperian. Formats: CD/DD/Vinyl
Mariposa Magic! - Tracklist
1.Ultra Bloom
2.I End, You Begin 04:23
3.Velvet Rain
4.Lost In Sound, Found In Color
5.Welcome To Another Dimension
6.Glass House, Mortal Rooms 07:15
7.Harvest Of Stars
Members
Kalle-Erik Kosonen - Vocal
Jesse Jaksola - Guitar, synthesizers
Otto Kontio - Guitar
Marco Menestrina - Bass
Tuomas Heikura - Drums
Review
Mariposa Magic! is the third album from Psychedelic/Prog/Space/Shoegazers Polymoon who bring a grounded approach to their style of Cosmic Rock that branches out into areas of Post-Doom and Sludge Rock heaviness along the way. The record is dominated by a healthy obsession with psychedelic melodies and complex shoegaze sounds that’s powered by an epic style of emotionally charged vocals and sublime synths that open the musical gateway to a classic way of storytelling.
Polymoon takes sounds influenced by the likes of Pink Floyd, ELDER, HUM, TORCHE and The Mars Volta for a wild and engaging record of different musical landscapes that’s beautifully ethereal and superbly destructive when the challenge arises to the band. This is first laid out within the excellent opening tracks of Ultra Bloom and “I End, You Begin”.
You begin to hear Polymoon’s deep fascination with warped sonic textures that break out into other areas of spaced out experimentation. The sludgy guitars add a cool touch of intense heaviness with Kalle-Erik Kosonen’s vocals transforming throughout the whole album but holding that excellent Post-Punk and Eighties Synth dynamic.
The music becomes more progressive with that Space Rock vibe battling against the tide of heavy synths, doomed out guitars and an impressive rhythm section that allows an almost Garage Rock aspect to enter the fray. This allows Polymoon to add another layer of heaviness to their music which injects a fresh cinematic perspective into the whole feel of the album. Shades of HUM can be heard in the background but Polymoon are still creating their own great style of music thanks to the heartfelt lyrics and first rate vocals just moving this album further onto greatness.
The album really finds it’s “HEAVY ROCK” footing within the standout tracks of Mariposa Magic! and “Lost In Sound, Found In Color”. As the music becomes quite progressive with movements from the Post-Rock, Electronica and Sludge Rock scenes with Polymoon applying a great Art-Rock and Alt-Rock makeover into the mix. I was quite surprised by the level of FUZZ and DISTORTION that Polymoon added to these parts of the album which gives it a more aggressive sound whilst holding onto that warm-hearted “DOOM-POP” atmosphere which really makes their music truly stand out.
The final three tracks of Welcome To Another Dimension, ‘Glass House, Mortal Rooms’ and Harvest Of Stars sees Polymoon apply that dominant Cosmic Rock and Spaced Out attitude to the maximum with the music constantly shifting into different areas of Doom, Shoegaze and Sludge Rock passages with great lyrics helping to sell the whole story of the record. You become more aware at how brilliantly heavy Polymoon actually are with this part of the album having the most aggressive and heaviest grooves on the whole album.
Mariposa Magic! is a wonderfully delightful record with plenty of offbeat sounds that offer different levels of blissful HEAVY ROCK music that is an absolute joy to listen to. This is my first time being exposed to Polymoon’s weird and wonderful world but it won’t be the last as Mariposa Magic! is going to end up becoming one of my favourite albums of the year. The record can be quite brash to listen to at times but that’s part of the charm with Polymoon carving up their own great style of Cosmic Rock and Heavy Psychedelic based music the whole world can fall in love with.
Outstanding!!!
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to Hold Tight PR for the promo.
Mariposa Magic! is available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl via Vesparian.
Links
Website: https://polymoonofficial.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2lQxgCe12tX0YDtoKzFpz5
Bandcamp: https://polymoon.bandcamp.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polymooooon/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/polymooooon
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@polymooooon
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@polymoonofficial
