Theme Park
Hello Purple
Project
Karaoke
Yokohama
Lilac Sky
Blow up
Last Vanity
Change
Oligarko
Hong Kong based psychedelic rock band Logo has just released their album Loungepunk. Logo has regularly played in different venues across Hong Kong, and with their sound, they might be one of the very few bands in the city that play retro style British psychedelic rock. This album is something special for them, as it is their first release in recent years. In total, there are ten songs, and I feel like this album is a trip, the songs take you to different places, but they still share a general theme. This is something not easily done, and it’s what makes this album a great listening experience.
Each song is pretty well written, and the order of the tracks really contributes to the journey we’re listening to. In the beginning, the first three songs sound pretty mysterious, and they give listeners the feel of walking through a sandy desert at night, not knowing where you’re going. The fourth and fifth songs, “Karaoke” and “Yokohama”, made me feel like I found a party in the middle of the desert. “Karaoke” is upbeat and has an edgy vibe to it, while “Yokohama” features female vocals and a pretty smooth melody, which is unexpected in this album. Afterwards, the songs return to the sandy, trippy vibe, with “Last Vanity” standing out because of the sudden drop in tempo, it truly caught me off guard in a fun way.
Overall, I feel like the songs give out a dark, raw, and trippy sound, which is common in psychedelic rock. However, I also think these songs would fit extremely well in cult movies, and they’d be great to listen to during late night drives. Why? I’m not sure, maybe it’s because every song takes you to a dimension in Logo’s world, and we, the listeners, are just travelers who somehow stumbled across this world and decided to wander together. The songs don’t exactly match what we usually call modern pop or rock nowadays, but they offer an interesting and pleasing take on what 70s and 80s British psychedelic rock sounds like. It is slightly industrial, the reverb isn’t cranked all the way up, but it’s the arrangement of the songs that makes them so trippy and psychedelic. No matter if you’re into psychedelic rock or not, you’ll still be able to find something you like in this album. When you’re on a trip, you might not enjoy the entire journey, but there are definitely moments that will capture your attention — and you’ll enjoy them.
Give this album a try.
– Matt Lam
(15-10-2025)
Listen on Bandcamp
