Following the introspective acoustic approach of "Hello, Hi" in 2022, Segall’s Three Bells takes us on a wilder and more profound exploration of his musical psyche. With an ever-increasing sophistication in his musical vocabulary, he embarks on an obsessive quest for expression that crashes against the subconscious riptide pulling him into uncharted waters. Through its songs, the album becomes a parable of growing up and breaking free from the confines of one's mind. Yet, in this journey outward, Segall finds himself going deeper within. The album's title, a mysterious reference to the "Three Bells," becomes a personal psalm for Segall, filled with questions we all face in the private mirrors of our lives.

The complexity of Segall's music has clearly evolved, dissolving the boundaries between the external and internal realms of perception. The album materializes as a cacophony of sounds, a symphony of guitars conversing with voices, questioning and answering in a continuous dance of auditory inquiry.

Since his debut in 2008, Ty Segall has released over a dozen solo LPs, each a statement about his hunger for freedom expressed through rippling eclecticism. Three Bells stands at the peak of this artistic wandering, where the hunger for freedom takes the form of an expansive diversity in songs and production sounds. He throws everything against the wall here and seems to revel in the delight of how much he can make stick. Segall pushes the songs further than ever before, like he’s engaging in a musical conversation with himself, adding another layer to the album's depth.

But he doesn’t do it all by himself. He is joined by his wife and celebrated musician Denée on five songs in expanding his world to include this second self, outside himself. The collaborative efforts extend further to co-producer Cooper Crain, who engineered and mixed most of the album, infusing his own individual vision into the process. The Freedom Band's contributions, especially Emmett Kelly's bass parts, further mutate the material, taking it beyond the solitary nature of Segall's artistic aspirations.

Three Bells is like a puzzle where each piece contributes to the larger picture while standing on its own. Through words, music, and production, Segall addresses malaise with compassion, inviting us to traverse the depths of his, and our own, consciousness. In an hour-plus of intoxicating sound, the album goes beyond his previous trips, posing an overarching question: how can we move past the back-and-forth conversation to reach a place of acceptance?