posted: 2022-04-02 Spooky Action at a Distance Lotus Plaza

“In the years between Lockett Pundt’s Lotus Plaza project’s debut and his return with ‘Spooky Action at a Distance’, Pundt’s other group, Deerhunter, had its biggest success yet with ‘Halcyon Digest’. It’s hard not to feel like some of Deerhunter rubbed off on the way these songs jangle and the way that Pundt’s voice is up front and center. Here, Pundt puts singing and songwriting first and sonic experimentation second. “Black Buzz” and “Dusty Rhodes” paint intimate, largely acoustic portraits of friendship and farewells. Meanwhile, “Remember Our Days,” “Out of Touch,” and “White Galactic One” are just as charming and chiming as any of Pundt’s Deerhunter songs as they exploit the contrast between his homey voice and the sonic castles around it. Lotus Plaza finds plenty of ways to be subtly trippy.” - Heather Phares, AllMusic