Personnel: Meara OReilly, Ann McCrary, Regina McCrary (vocals); Windy Dankoff (flute, bass flute); Matt Henry Cunitz (celesta, pump organ, Mellotron); Jessica Ruffins (bass guitar); Otto Hauser (drums, percussion).

Arrangers: Naybob Shineywater; Rachael Hughes.

On their self-titled debut for Matador Records, Brightblack Morning Light offered an American roots-infused take on My Bloody Valentine's warm drones, cutting through the maelstrom with touches of gospel, country, and soul. On MOTION TO REJOIN, the New Mexico-via-Alabama duo of Rachael Hughes and Nathan Shineywater continue to gaze not at their shoes, but rather at the star-flecked big sky that hangs over the American landscape. "Hologram Buffalo" and "Oppressions Each" sound like codeine-soaked Stax ballads heard from beyond the next mesa, while "Summer Hoof" is arguably the one and only ambient soul-jazz jam ever recorded. The duo owe an undeniable debt to Spiritualized, yet Brightblack Morning Light also dig through the dirt to get at the original source.