what the eff is a Grooblen.

Channeling experimental psychedelic cabaret dreampunk into her performance alter-ego, Grooblen, San Francisco's Ellie Stokes’ healing work braids themes that are reflective, surreal, pensive, and whimsical. Inspired by musical artists Queens Of The Stone Age, Fiona Apple, Frank Zappa, Jeff Buckley, and Genesis, critics have described as "a playful and genre-diverse style of art pop, pulling from psychedelic cabaret arrangements, jazz pop, and surreal rock stylings.” (Under the Radar Mag) 

Grooblen- a band described by Psychedelic Scene as the “originators” of “psychedelic-cabaret-dream-pop-punk,”- continues to shine with the members’ individual talents: Drummer Sean Aaron and guitarist Spencer Lay spring out with intricate rhythms and melodies, joining the orchestral swell of Alejandro Lara-Agraz on bass, Eva Gogas contributing vocals, Jack Lillian mixing in guest bass and vocals, and Stokes’ lead vocal slashing through with equal parts power and delicate sadness. 

As Stokes explains, “there’s been a lot more collaboration with coming up with how we can build new atmospheres in different songs, I feel like ‘Reversed Sky’ and ‘Egg Freeze’ are two new songs that compliment each other in a psychedelically funky, grunge and proggy sort of way.”