Jeffrey Alexander & The Heavy Lidders – Planet Lidders

Jeffrey Alexander + The Heavy Lidders takes the freaked improvisation of Alexander’s long-running instrumental band – DWLVS / Dire Wolves – into the world of song. Heady songwriting, ethereal jazz and Trad Gras-y blues stomps are all featured. The Lidders feature members of Elkhorn and Bardo Pond and are currently based in Philadelphia PA.

“Extremely highhgrade psych” (MOJO, 2024)

“Immaculate sounding new psychedelia“ (Maggot Brain, 2024)

“Alexander succeeds in capturing the post-psych grandeur that he’s aiming for while also creating one of his headiest offerings yet” (Raven Sings The Blues)

“Psych lifer in a bloozy Americana mode. The whole thing hangs loose like a frayed rope tied to a river tube… essentially, a choogler’s dream.” (Viking’s Choice / NPR Music)

“Plug in and space your face” (Aquarium Drunkard)

“Relocated from San Francisco to Philadelphia – and hooking up with fellow travellers like Elkhorn, Marissa Nadler and Pat Gubler – hasn’t radically changed Alexander’s MO: mostly, he still favours strung-out guitar jams that evoke Crazy Horse or Dinosaur Jr at their most languid and frazzled. But there’s greater songcraft, economy and relative polish here.” (MOJO)

“A longtime citizen of the New Weird America, Jeffrey Alexander has gathered an impressive cast of underground collaborators for his new Heavy Lidders project. More heady than heavy, but that’s no complaint.” (Uncut)

“Playing with a ridiculously talented band of guys-you-should-know, including some great special guests, Alexander finds a sweet stoner motherlode.” (Jambase)

“These are languid, spectral grooves, anchored in folk and blues but allowed to spin off into the distance.” (Dusted)

“By the time it’s over, you might be wondering why no one bothered to fit your armchair with a seatbelt.” (Essential New Music, Magnet Magazine)