The last time we received original music from Philadelphia's Ecstatic Vision psych quartet was in 2017 through sophomore effort, Raw Rock Fury. It was even better than their 2015 hallucinogenic debut, Sonic Praise, and they published Under The Influence last year.

The collection of cherry-picked covers affected the sound of the band. Now, Ecstatic Vision is back and prepared to announce their recent job: a fresh album called FOR THE MASSES. The announcement comes with "Grasping The Void" rip-roaring single.

The combination of punky, thrusting drum line with an over-driven, fuzzed out guitar seems perfectly placed — that is until a bucolic flute seems to drift in. It feels like it might have popped into your headspace accidentally, like a distraction. As soon as you give into thinking about the airiness of the flute, the grumbling vocals pull you right back into the center of chaos. A more melodic, cleaner-sounding guitar comes in a little after the middle of the track, adding some layers. It’s only when all of these conflicting elements are heard together that the sheer density of sound is revealed.

Check out “Grasping The Void” below.