Review at Illustrate Magazine

The All’s Eye is back and beaming straight from Hopatcong, NJ with a jammy, soul-charged live EP that feels like you’ve just stumbled into the coolest session this side of the Hudson. “Saturday Sessions Live from Hopatcong, NJ” is two tracks of musical alchemy cooked up by guitarist Ari Joshua, drummer Ben Atkind, and organ wizard Kris Yunker, and it hits like a love letter to analog energy and unfiltered groove. Recorded in one take at Barbershop Studios (shoutout to Emmy-winner Matt Rifino on the boards), this EP is a glowing capsule of vibe, grit, and good ol’ cosmic improvisation.

First up is “Gramama,” which launches with percussive taps and a lighthearted vocal rasp before Ari’s guitar kicks in with that loose, happy-go-lucky swagger. Then comes the Hammond organ, swirling in like it owns the joint. Inspired by Joshua’s Granny Queenie (a sermon ghostwriter, mind you), the track pulses with gospel-sparked bluegrass spirit and ancestral reverence, all wrapped in an electric psych-blues glow. It’s toe-tapping, head-nodding stuff...

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