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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Dave Alvin's psych-rock collective Third Mind release Spellbinder!

The Third Mind's new four-track Spellbinder! LP is drawn from recordings made during the Right Now! sessions with remixes by Tchad Blake.

Here's the scoop...

Psych-rock collective The Third Mind have just released Spellbinder!, a companion album to last year's critically praised Right Now! It returns the band to the free-flowing improvisational spirit at the heart of the concept that first brought the members together: spontaneous musical conversation.

A companion piece to the album, Right Now!, this collection contains additional recordings from those sessions, as well as Tchad Blake remixes and reworkings of songs from Right Now! All recordings, except for “Reap What You Sow,” have never been released. The psychedelic supergroup featuring Dave Alvin, Victor Krummenacher, David Immerglück, Michael Jerome, and Jesse Sykes continues to defy expectations and genre.

Steam the Spellbinder! album and pick up your copy at thethirdmind.lnk.to/Spellbinder. The Third Mind are currently on tour – check their site https://www.thethirdmind.net/ for a show near you... if you happen to live in northern California or Reno, Nevada.

The Third Mind - Spellbinder!

1. Spellbinder (Tchad Blake Mix) 8:39

2. Reap What You Sow 6:43

3. Before We Said Goodbye (with strings) 5:44

4. Darkness, Darkness/The Creator Has a Master Plan (Tchad Blake Remix) 14:50

Watch a Third Mind performance of "Darkness, Darkness/The Creator Has A Master Plan" shot at Garcia's in Chicago last year.

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Dave Alvin is taking The Third Mind on the road starting in Portland

Dave Alvin, Michael Jerome and crew will be playing songs from The Third Mind "2" starting in Portland on January 11.

Here's the scoop on The Third Mind 2...

Featuring an all-star eclectic ensemble of like-minded musicians–Jesse Sykes (acoustic guitar, vocals); Dave Alvin (electric guitar); Victor Krummenacher (bass guitar/harmonium/mellotron); David Immerglück (guitar); and Michael Jerome (drums/percussion)– The Third Mind 2 reflects the band members varied musical histories with a “no safety parachute” recording approach using free-form studio techniques, no rehearsals, no preconceived arrangements, and recording spontaneous group improvisations live in studio.

The six-song set, which runs the length of three LP sides, showcases songs written in the 1960s including, “Groovin’ is Easy,” “Why Not Your Baby,” “Sally Go Round The Roses,” among others, and an original composition, “Tall Grass,” written by Jesse Sykes and Dave Alvin for the album. Available for pre-order on CD, Digital and LP formats, the fourth LP side features The Third Mind Mandala etching by Tony Fitzpatrick.

Produced by The Third Mind, the album was recorded by Will Golden at Sir Tiger Studio in Los Angeles, CA, mixed by Craig Parker Adams at Winslow Court Studios in Los Angeles, and mastered by David Glasser at Airshow Mastering.

Get a copy of The Third Mind 2 via your platform of choice right here. Grab tickets while you can for the The Third Mind's show a Portland's Mississippi Studios on January 11th following clips of The Third Mind's performance at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival.