There’s rarely any mystery with Eternal Tapestry. Their controls are typically set for the heart of the sun; you need some inclination toward psych-rock jamming to dig in. But the upside to the Portland band’s pre-determined path is watching what new tactics they come up with to make their outward-sound feel new again. More often than not, they solve that problem well.-=-=-=-

On "Trout Fishing on the Street of Eternity", the opener from their new album Guru Overload, the solution is, well, overload. The band pushes a simple melodic progression higher and higher into the red, until their amps seem to eat each other. The mountain of fuzz recalls tons of psych-hikers past and present—I’m reminded most of underrated Japanese outfit Marble Sheep—as does the slow denouement, a legal requirement for a song that rises this high above sea level. Guru Overload is dedicated to the orangutan, and all profits will go to the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation. It’s tempting to imagine a metaphorical link between music and beneficiary, but "Trout Fishing" doesn’t need any extra levels to work its eye-dilating magic.