" data-original-title="" title="">PSYCHAUDIO meant to imply psychedelia or something more scary like psychosis, you ask? The answer turns out to be bit—only a bit—of both. The New York City quintet doesn't go completely off the rails on their debut release, nor do they dive completely into trippy headspace. The lineup is that of a conventional jazz group, a double-horn frontline and bass/drums rhythm section anchored by piano in between. They're also willing to get somewhat wild, though, and expand the sound with a light sheen of electronic weirdness.

Appropriately for a group that likes turning the obvious on its head, Connect starts with the opposite of a breakdown. They spend almost two minutes weaving almost aimless sounds and suddenly converge toward a striking downbeat, at which point they're off and running through a super-tight electric fusion groove in 9/8. The title "Rush Life" may be an obvious nod toward