FLOOD

With “Vol. 1” you banged your head; “Vol. 2” is the dance party.

The dexterity with which Moon Duo present seemingly simple riffs belies the complexity of the songwriting—and the difficulty in getting to their destination.

Far too often, words like “trippy,” “spacey,” and “acid” pepper descriptions of Moon Duo and guitarist/singer Ripley Johnson’s better-known band, Wooden Shjips.

For Moon Duo’s third full-length release, Shadows of the Sun, the band claims that they were working in a “rest…