Sometimes, bands make music to open a vortex to a long-lost era they didn’t get to live through. If they’re not careful, they can end up wearing the past like a cheap costume. This is not a problem The Velveteers have. The Boulder trio already made their vintage tastes known on 2021 debut Nightmare Daydream but found a way to bend them into a more unique shape – aptly for their unique set up featuring two drummers on a conjoined kit. Now on its follow-up, they imagine the heights they could stretch their scuzzy sounds to. Since their debut, they’ve ticked support slots with Smashing Pumpkins and Guns N’ Roses off their bucket lists, and their greater sense of experience certainly shows. In 2025, The Velveteers have one foot in a garage and anot...