Richard in Your Mind

Richard in Your Mind are an Australian psychedelic pop band from Sydney. They were formed in 2006 by then house-mates Richard Cartwright and Conrad Richters and expanded in 2008 with Pat Torres and Jordy Lane and later adding Brent Griffin (aka SPOD) and Alyx Dennison (from Sydney duo kyü). They released their debut album, The Future Prehistoric, in December 2007 and two years later followed it up with their online only Summertime EP. Their second album, My Volcano, was released in 2010  and soon followed by third album SUN in 2011. Their latest album Ponderosa was released on 29 August 2014.

Musical Style
Richard in Your Mind have been described as borrowing their sound and style from 60's psychedelic pop, Strawberry Fields era Beatles, and distinctly modern hip hop and electronic influences and recording styles. This combination is described as 'sampledelica'. These broad musical influences are reflected in the band's choice of instrumentation outside the generic guitar/bass/drums, the artists choosing to use eastern strings and percussion, as well as spoken word samples and breakbeats. Their stage presence, use of props and elaborate decoration in their live performance has been well received by the Australian music media and are an homage to the elaborate shows of other neo-psychedelia bands such as The Flaming Lips.

Reception and Critical Success
Richard in Your Mind were the 2007 Triple J Unearthed winners, the result of which was an opening slot on that year's Big Day Out festival lineup. In 2010, their video for "Candelabra" (directed by SPOD) was a J Award nominee  and their album My Volcano was nominated for the 2011 AMP.

Discography
The Future Prehistoric (2007) - Broken Stone
Summertime EP (2009) - Rice Is Nice
My Volcano (2010) - Rice Is Nice
Sun (2011) - Rice Is Nice
Mozzarella EP (2012) - Rice Is Nice
Ponderosa (2014) - Rice Is Nice
Super Love Brain (2018) - Rice Is Nice

References

External links
Richard in Your Mind website
Richard in Your Mind on Rice is Nice

Category:New South Wales musical groups