The Sufis

The Sufis are a Nashville duo devoted to reviving the psychedelic garage rock and pop of the '60s. Sounding like a cross between the Byrds, Nirvana, and the house band at Shindig, Calvin Laporte and Evan Smith bring plenty of songcraft and production skills to their sound, enough to catch the ear of the U.K.-based, Cornershop-run label Ample Play. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2012, with their second batch of psych pop gems, Inventions, following in the summer of 2013. ~ Tim Sendra