The Luck of Eden Hall

Rank #18 Chicago, IL Rock / Psychedelic / Pop

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Members: Gregory Curvey, Guitars, Piano / Mark Lofgren, Bass / Jim Licka, Mellotron / Carlos Mendoza, Drums

Sounds Like: Tame Impala, The Smashing Pumpkins, Guided By Voices, The Dandy Warhols, Flaming Lips

Label: Fruits de Mer (UK) / Clear Spot (Netherlands) / Self

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In the 1990’s The Luck of Eden Hall released a single and a compilation on Limited Potential Records, one full-length album (the well received “Belladonna Marmalade”), a video that appeared in the New Line Cinema film “The Day My Parents Ran Away” and several EP’s on their own label, Walrus ... See Full Bio

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Press

“Eight miles high (interview)!”

— John Zois, Wild Thing

“Extremely unknown, so sadly as we write this, because The Luck of Eden Hall should be among the biggest names in the underground!”

— Renato Malizia, The Blog That Celebrates Itself

“A psychedelic journey!”

— Kelley Simms, Illinois Entertainer

“Their finest moment so far....shear quality!”

— Simon Lewis, Terrascope

“Unstoppable! Clearly, they could have been huge, but chose a more challenging path.”

— Ian McCann, Record Collector Magazine

“The Luck of Eden Hall's FdM Crystal Ship EP: Essential listening in a word!”

— Mark Barton, Tales From The Attic Act VII Revolutions of a 33 and 45 Kind

“ The Luck of Eden Hall cast a fond bubble grooved eye over ‘everybody’s got something to hide except me and my monkey’. frankly a must have release Beatle head or not!”

— Mark Barton, God Is In The TV Zine (UK)

“Editor's Pick!”

— Joe Wildthing, Wild Thing

“Eine Empfehlung für alle, die psychedelischen Power Pop lieben!”

— Stephan Belsazar, Rolling Stone Blog

“...'Amoreena Had Enough Yesterday', with its swathes of cosseting Mellotron, evokes nostalgic reveries of a fabled Englishness that possibly never even existed...The band have a winning way with a melody!”

— Neil Hussey, Happening Magazine

“Hard-edged power-pop meets psych-rock...grab a copy...before it's too late!”

— Kim Harten, Bliss/Aquamarine

"This album is a masterpiece of psychedelic pop...go buy it immediately!" -

— Jay Strange, Art Into Dust

“Yes! They've managed to create their OWN style! ”

— Time Lord Michalis, TimeMazine

“Featuring two covers and two originals, The Luck of Eden Hall are in fine form on their latest EP, their psychedelic credentials still fully operational as they open with “The Crystal Ship” (The Doors), keeping the songs mellow sheen whilst adding a lysergic layer of their own creation. On “Black Sheep” (SRC) the sound becomes heavier but equally lysergic, mixing original sixties and neo psych to great effect, the superb guitar solo at the end the icing on the proverbial cake. Moving onto the originals (Taken from their new album “Alligators Eat Gumdrops”), “Bangalore” is a heavy number with an Eastern haze and more excellent guitar work, although the whole band are in great form, whilst “This Is Strange” is swirling psych gem, heavy, filled with energy and suitably strange, I look forward to hearing the rest of the album.”

— Simon Lewis, Terrascope

"Pure energy pildorazos rockista-psychedelic!"

— Jorge Nunez, The Jangle Box

“Luck Of Eden Hall’s latest ‘Alligators Eat Gumdrops’ is a superb album! One of those rare releases with every track worth its inclusion. No ‘filler’… ‘Alligators…’ is intelligent and well arranged pop/psych songwriting with all the right influences. Easy to mention The Beatles (particularly ‘Revolver’ period) but I reckon the band know the best of the rest from the last 50 years as well. Catchy too, I woke up most mornings with one of the songs remaining in my head from the day before, which is pretty amazing! I love my music, I’m deaf without it, but this doesn’t usually happen.....”

— Nick Leese, Heyday Mail Order Blog

“Curvey and his friends were watered with the appropriate liquid when they were young....Exquisite!”

— George Markou, Gew Gaw Fanzine

“ An extremely inventive, beautifully crafted and bewitching album. But most importantly, excellent songs, more please! ”

— Jason Barnard, The Strange Brew

“Staying with things psych, flowery and lysergic many thanks to Mr Curvey of the Luck of Eden Hall for sending over a copy of the bands ultra limited ‘alligators eat gumdrops’ set, there are only 200 of these babies and each come in a gatefold sleeve individually hand embossed and numbered by the great man himself. Should be of need of introductions in these pages for the luck of eden hall have seemingly been embraced into the inner circle of fruits de mer’s extended family making ea catching appearances on the labels key note compilations as well as the issue of a the odd sought after long sold out 7 inch platter. ‘alligators eat gumdrops’ follows hard on the heels of the bands acclaimed two volume ‘butterfly revolutions’ set and marks itself out as arguably their finest and most defining to date. Crackling and fizzing with ambition, these eleven cuts flip switch between strut drilled hook happy transistor tormentors and demurring orchestral tweaked psymphonic psyche curi”

— Mark Barton, The Sunday Experience

“The freshest box of hard candy from one of Chicago's finest!”

— Mr. Atavist, Sunrise Ocean Bender

“a surreal, candy-coated rave-up that jettisons into a universe where Willy Wonka, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and The Monkees are equally shining stars!”

— Lee, Radio One

“Live at the Double Door review: One Wild Space Trip!”

— Southside of Chicago, Southside On The Town

"The Pretty Things' psychedelic opera S.F. Sorrow has been lovingly recreated by a motley collection of bands including The Luck of Eden Hall, King Penguin and The Loons.It's like listening to a warped-vinyl version of the original: everything's twisted and topsy-turvy. Bonus track of the PTs themselves playing Loneliest Person at The 100 Club"

— Geoff Barton, Classic Rock Magazine (UK)

“I can’t think of any US band playing the psychedelic pop 60s with such freshness and inspiration as Gregory Curvey and his band (The Luck of Eden Hall) does!”

— Time Lord Michalis, Timemachine Radio & Fanzine

“Chicago neo-psychedelic trio The Luck of Eden Hall have pulled it off!”

— Here Comes The Flood

"Various artist renditions of rock operas can be fraught with disaster("Tommy, can you hear me?"), but Fruits de Mer's tribute to the Pretties' beloved warhorse succeeds because, from the unforgettable opening of The Luck Of Eden Hall's punchy ' SF Sorrow Is Born', it's clear these artists are bringing their unique persective to the material and are not just replicating the S.F. Sorrow songbook. Sky Picnic drapes a proggy cloak over the sitar-laden 'Bracelet of Fingers' Hi-Fiction Science's female vocals on 'Private Sorrow' perfectly encapsulate a mother's anguish over her son's wartime adventures, and Langor and The Seventh Ring of Saturn add a proto-metal attack to 'Balloon Burning' and 'Death'. Although the folkier elements have been buried under a barrage of guitars and effects, there's enough interestingly askew arrangements to breathe life into the old chestnut and the Pretties themselves contribute an exclusive live bonus track...

— Jeff Penczak, Shindig! Magazine

“Butterfly Revolutions, Vol. 2 Breezes In At 5.2 On The Liquid Hip Richter Scale! ”

— Justin Iger, Liquid [Hip]

“Exquisite...Evocative...Enchanting!”

— Terry Flamm, Broken Hearted Toy

“The Luck of Eden Hall is a band full of talent and energy. Keep giving us those magnificent sunshine songs!!”

— George Markou, Gew-gaw Fanzine

“BRV2 once again proves that The Luck of Eden Hall is one of the most underrated psych outfits in Chicago!”

— Lee, Radio One

“Some of the best psych pop in the world!”

— DJ Astro, Psychotropic Zone

“(Butterfly Revolutions Vol. 2) Their latest and quite possibly finest album!”

— Simon Lewis, Terrascope

“This is simply intoxicating!”

— Stephan Schelle, Musik Zirkus Magazine

“This is what ‘pop’ music should be: honeyed, thick, creamy and packing stones. ”

— Mr. Atavist, Sunrise Ocean Bender

“ The disc is split down the middle with two beautiful dreamy pop-psych originals, 'Chrysalide' and 'The Ottoman Girl', gracing side one and imaginative interpretations of Love's 'She Comes In Colours' and The Association's 'Never My Love' on the flip. Although the covers are superb, with 'Never My Love' transformed into an emotive, spiralling slice of sitar-laced introspection, it's the originals that spellbind with their fluctuating lysergic soft/loud dynamics.”

— Shindig! Magazine

“Veteran psychedelic trio The Luck Of Eden Hall has an eternal obsession for the 1960s, and Butterfly Revolutions Vol. 1. (Vol. 2 will be released soon) could have easily come from that era. There’s plenty of variety amid the 12 mind-expanding tracks, from the energetic “Chrysalide,” with its references to “frolicking in the sky,” to the ornate “Queen Anne’s Lace.” The melodies are consistently inventive, particularly on the high-speed “She Falls Down” and tripped-out “All Her Seasick Parties.” ”

— Terrence Flamm, Illinois Entertainer

“Magical!”

— Jason Barnard, The Strangebrew

“Sus convicciones son muy claras: no suenan absolutamente a nada que puedas oír en el actual panorama musica.”

— John Riley, The JangleBox

“I did enjoy this record...here's to hoping they can make it!”

— Steven Spoerl, Playground Misnomer

“Even better than before! Topnotch!”

— DJ Astro, Psychotropic Zone

“ The Regal Crabmophone label have a new EP lined up for release shortly by US psych band Luck Of Eden Hall. It features four tracks - two cover versions and two originals. Love’s ‘She Comes In Colors’ and The Association’s ‘Never My Love’, are delivered competently enough (the latter with a hint of Eastern charm that always goes down well here at Heyday) but it’s the original songs that have registered more with these ears. ‘Chrysalide’ and ‘The Ottoman Girl’ are worth the price of the EP alone! Near perfection actually - oh, the poor ‘repeat play’ button! My only criticism is that they’re both too short!”

— Nick Leese, Heyday

“ ...in short perfect!”

— Mark Barton, The Sunday Experience

“A mainstay of Chicago’s music scene for nigh on two decades, psych popsters The Luck Of Eden Hall show that they have lost none of their touch with this cracking new album. If you’ve never heard them, imagine a more accessible version of Asteroid No. 4 or The Brian Jonestown Massacre in that they mix dense guitar sounds with trippy vocals and Keith Moon-like drum fills. This works to best effect on the brilliantly named ‘This Weather Is Better For Velvet Clothes’, which has a tune your postie could whistle (not entirely sure what they’d make of the incendiary guitar solo, though). Butterfly Revolutions loses its way a little in the middle (the band are obviously on nodding terms with early ’70s Floyd and some rather nasty grunge acts), but is redeemed by The Three O’Clock-esque ‘She Falls Down’ and the finale, ‘Queen Anne’s Lace’, a wonderful slice of mellow psych. ”

— Ashley Norris, Shindig!

“Long-running Chicago psych group The Luck of Eden Hall returns with Butterfly Revolutions Vol. 1, a follow-up to 2009's acclaimed When The Clock Starts To Wake Up, We Go To Sleep. The album opens with a dose of trippy power pop entitled "Chrysalide," Gregory Curvey's lead vocal a dead ringer for Guided by Voices main man Robert Pollard. After a strong introduction, the standout cuts are plentiful: "Medicine Queen" sounds like it was magically transported directly from 1967; "Velvet and Corduroy" is similarly enamored with the vintage stuff, but will appeal to fans of contemporary psych outfits like The Brian Jonestown Massacre; "Shampoo" manages to be both bubbly and grungy; "Silly Girl" is serious dream pop; album closer "Queen Anne's Lace" has some beautiful bass work, shimmering acoustic guitar, prog rock percussion and an almost orchestral weight that never overburdens the delicate arrangement. ”

— Lee, Radio One Chicago

“Some... dare to twiddle and dick about with the original and as a result alienate a generation. Others might see fit to leave well alone and rather more approach said subject with the kind of faithful reverence it deserves - happily Luck of Eden Hall opt for the latter though not before screwing to its undercarriage a jet juiced turbo charged throb and fastening on a head butting tight as a gnat’s back passage...”

— Losing Today - Indie Music Magazine

“Fruits de Mer add another defining Pink Floyd reinterpretation to their roster with “Lucifer Sam” by The Luck of Eden Hall – blasting crazy diamond Syd Barrett well into the 21st Century.”

— The Strange Brew

“Album of the Year!”

— Geoff Barton, Prog Rock Magazine

“Phenomenal!”

— Jim DeRogatis, blogs.vocalo.org

"An excellent psychedelic band!" -Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins

— ShannonC, www.smashingpumpkins.com

"the most intriguing sonic emanations we've heard in ages."

— James Lien, CMJ

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Discography

Alligators Eat Gumdrops Released on Jul 1, 2012
Butterfly Revolutions Vol.2 Released on Dec 1, 2011
Butterfly Revolutions Vol. 1 Released on Jul 1, 2011
When The Clock Starts To Wa... Released on Dec 1, 2008
Subterrene Released on Apr 1, 2006

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The Luck of Eden Hall and the fabulous Sendelica at the Castle Cellar Bar. What could be better!
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Borderline
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The Luck of Eden Hall with legendary UK psych legends The Pretty Things and more!

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BANGALORE IS GREAT!
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Aloha, much LOVE and repsect from the heart!
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Greetings, Thank you for becoming a fan, it is very much appreciated! Dig your work; much success throughout this New Year! A.R.Coyne
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FLOWERS is AWESOME... Man, we dig... Someday if the music gods help we should jam together. Keep up this Fantastic creative groove you have goin on. Its truly music to...