The world is increasingly fucked with each minute that passes every hour, personal pressures mount among skyscraping snowbanks in a Market Basket parking lot, and our brains are continuously swimming in a warm soup made from our own gel of discomfort. But Temples are back to make it seem like that’s all part of the plan? The British indie-psych pirates have stirred up a rousing fit of sonic wizardry, stoping with us along to the looney bin through hypnotic new single “Jet Stream Heart.” It’s the sound of the floor moving faster than our feet, the walls closing in vertically, and the squeal of desire tumbling straight into fear’s slaughter house. It’s also the mood of joy in a soulless world, a marching band leaving hell for the dilapidated comforts of the here and now. We have no idea what “Jet Stream Heart” is all about, but in 2026, does it even matter? Bang a head to the beat and fall faster upwards. A new Temples album, the gang’s fifth, arrives in June and it’s called Bliss. Party on it, with whatever time we have left.
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