Album review: Fu Manchu – The Return Of Tomorrow

Time passes differently for Fu Manchu. In 1994, the Orange County icons announced themselves boldly with smoke-stained debut No One Rides For Free, distilling into sound the sensation of dropping some serious hallucinogens and heading out to rev engines under endless desert skies. Three decades down the line, their sun-beaten muscle cars, rumbling choppers and signature sci-fi storytelling might have a few (thousand) more miles on the clock, but the blend of sand-rattling high octane and head-spinning psychedelia remains as intoxicating now as it was back then.  Conceived as a classic old-school vinyl listening experience, daring double album The Return Of Tomorrow is an intriguing attempt at splitting those core elements of their sound. From gleefully overdriven opener...

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