The Baddest Beams is simply described as “Rock & Roll music by AJ Marsden” by its own Facebook page, but this project has a lot to offer that’s difficult to pin to simply “Rock & Roll music”.
The Junior Beams EP is a lo-fi, poppy and psychedelic folkish romp that makes heavy use of synthesized sounds for a feel that is both reminiscent of the psychedelic pop of the 1960s and the classic SNES title Earthbound. (The name “Baddest Beams”, in fact, is a nod to the aforementioned video game.)
The whole EP clocks in around 15 minutes, and the recordings - done entirely by AJ Madsen - invoke mixed feelings of content nostalgia and melancholy throughout. Definitely worth a listen if you’re looking for something new and infectiously catchy.
