Portugal. The Man is a group of guys from Alaska, or at least was prior to members leaving. Their original band was Anatomy of a Ghost before they broke up in May 2004; so, the remainder of the group members ended up forming the experimental indie-trio Portugal. The Man. A few guys left, some new guys came, but all-in-all the two most important still remain. Nice rhyme, eh? Completely unintentional.

It’s Complicated Being a Wizard is a short EP that John Gourley conspired after creating Waiter: “You Vultures!” (another great Portugal CD). Even though it’s a twenty-three minute mini-album, it still packs a nice punch of ghostly and haunting psych-synth sounds. The entire album is a lucid, ethereal dream you’ll never wake up from. Or at least until it finishes.

It’s Complicated labels each individual track after a specific gem of wizardry. What each gem implies specifically, I haven’t a clue, but what I do know is that throwing this CD into one genre would be nearly impossible. Each individual song manages to sound similar to the others but at the same time keep its individualism; usually through various kinds of vocal presentation. Sorry to end this review rather short, but basically…the album is worth listening to.