The Amazing have a good pedigree—including two members from Dungen’s

live band, guitarist Reine Fiske and drummer Johan Holmegard (who is

also part of another Dungen spin-off, Life on Earth!). These good

friends show up on the record, like Dungen brainchild Gustav Ejstes, who

mans the piano. The rippling piano leads the bongo vamp of “Islands”, a

song that sounds like Nick Drake singing over “Black Magic Woman”. The

most psychedelic they get, on “Defect”, where Reine Fiske lives up to

his guitar-whiz moniker, also proves to be where the Amazing are the

most exciting. This song has a good stuttering Neil Young-type riff

paired with the patent dreamy vocal melodies.