About LSD and The Search for God
LSD and The Search for God formed in San Francisco in 2006. The band is widely cited as a defining act in the late-2000s American shoegaze revival, with their self-titled EP (2007) being widely cited as one of the most important shoegaze releases of the 2000s. The band has been active intermittently across multiple decades with extended hiatus periods.
Sound and style
LSD and The Search for God's sound combines shoegaze, dream pop, noise pop, alternative rock, and post-punk with extensive distorted guitar work, atmospheric production approaches drawing on classic My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, and Cocteau Twins reference points, and intimate dual vocal arrangements.
Discography highlights
- LSD and the Search for God EP (2007, Mind Expansion)
- Heaven Is a Place EP (subsequent material)
For collectors
Mind Expansion Records pressings of the LSD and the Search for God EP are widely collected. Multiple reissue editions have been released, with collector demand in shoegaze communities.
Where to start
Listeners new to LSD and The Search for God typically start with the self-titled 2007 EP. Explore more: Alt/Indie Rock, Pop/Indie-Pop