Back on May 15th, LEVITATION aired a full performance from Ty Segall & Freedom Band as part of the ongoing Levitation Sessions streaming series, full-video of which is available now on YouTube.

The 43-minute, eight-song set finds Segall and his band performing at Occidental College’s Remsen Bird Hillside Theater in Los Angeles. The sprawling Greek theater and springtime sunshine serves as a cosmic foil to the encroaching winter we currently find ourselves in at the time of the video’s upload to YouTube.

Alongside Segall—who handles vocals and guitar—are Ben Boye (keyboards), Emmett Kelly (guitar), Mikal Cronin (bass), and Ty’s Fuzz bandmate Charles Moothart (drums). The LEVITATION set spans Segall’s expansive career, beginning with “Manipulator”, the title track to his 2014 solo album. The relatively (at least for Segall) cheery tones of “Manipulator” ultimately give way to the familiar fuzz of “Fanny Dog”, from 2018’s Freedom Goblin.

As opposed to some of Segall’s more sludgy side projects, Freedom Band takes on a more traditional rock n’ roll tone as evidenced with “You Make the Sun Fry”. Lifted from 2011’s Goodbye Bread, the classic bones of a traditional rock song are accentuated by the peripheral basement tones that define Segall’s catalog. The session continues on with a pair of quick hits in “Squealer” and “The Crawler”, both mosh-inducing punk romps.

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Things then take a hard pivot with Boye’s serene keyboard introduction to “Atla”, as Segall throttles the energy back toward more traditional modes. The apex of the LEVITATION session then arrives with two massive compositions, “Love Fuzz” and “And, Goodnight”. The two juxtapose Segall’s divergent styles, as “Love Fuzz” sees the ensemble explore the outer limits of noise rock while “And, Goodnight” provides a sprawling soundscape in which to wander into the ether of psychedelic stoner metal.

Watch the full Ty Segall & Freedom Band LEVITATION session via the player below and purchase it on vinyl here. Segall is currently out on tour with Freedom Band, preparing for a five-show New Year’s Eve run at The Chapel in San Francisco, CA December 27th–31st. For tickets and a full list of tour dates click here.

Ty Segall & Freedom Band – Levitation Sessions

Setlist: Ty Segall & Freedom Band | Remsen Bird Hillside Theater | Los Angeles, CA | ?

Set: Manipulator, Fanny Dog, You Make the Sun Fry, Squealer, The Crawler, Alta, Love Fuzz, And, Goodnight