PAINT is the project directed by Pedrum Siadatian, guitarist for psych-garage revivalists Allah-Las. The bands share a similar calm approach to psychedelic pop and garage rock, though PAINT's sound is more home-cooked and happily odd, as evidenced on 2018's self-titled debut album and 2020's slightly more polished and collaborative Spiritual Vegas. Siadatian first began recording his PAINT material following Allah-Las' 2016 LP Calico Review. Influenced by artists like R. Stevie Moore, Syd Barrett, and Kevin Ayers, he teamed up with producer Frank Maston to help capture his rough-hewn psych-pop missives. After contributing a track called "Land Man" to Mexican Summer's tenth anniversary compilation A Decade Deeper in September 2018, PAINT's self-titled debut album was released in November. The lo-fi production and restrained psych feel calls to mind the sound of Allah-Las, but Siadatian adds some woozy singer/songwriter and hazy lounge music influences to the mix. His next step was to record another album with Allah-Las (2019's Lahs), then he and Maston reconvened to work on a second PAINT album. This time the duo welcomed contributions from Jackson MacIntosh on guitar and bass, Nick Murray of Oh Sees on drums, and fellow Allah-Las' members Spencer Dunham (bass) and Matt Correia (percussion). Spiritual Vegas expands PAINT's sound by adding jazz and Middle Eastern influences, while also moving the fidelity into the mid-range. It was issued by Mexican Summer in July of 2020. ~ Timothy Monger