So, just where have some of those Paisley Underground artists gone? At least one continues to craft neo-psychedelia with contemporary twists. Former Rain Parade/Viva Saturn participant Steven Roback lends production and instrumental savvy to Snowy, a collaboration with San Francisco songwriter and vocalist Bonni Evensen.

Roback and Evensen ply familiar waters. Anyone acquainted with Viva Saturn or Rain Parade or David Roback (Steven’s older brother who led Opal and Mazzy Star) will probably enjoy this updated form of drop-out pop-art music full of atmospherics, mild psychedelic swirls and dreamy singing.

Snowy is not as mournful as previous Roback bands and is decidedly more modern. Woozy guitars, reverbed piano and strings mesh with digital drum loops in a comfortable, late-night excursion through the psyche of tortured minds. This absolutely haunting material brings more life to the post-Paisley Underground than anything released in many years.

Evensen has an eye for detail she couples with a compelling voice to examine the darker side of romance, relationships and infirmity.

The opening number (“3 A.M.”) concerns insomnia and dreams about potential lovers. The anxiety-laden “Surf Song” (which is more Nico than Brian Wilson) is a slightly disturbing ode to darkness and commitment, where Evensen ruefully notes, “I’ll steal your heart while you’re breaking mine.” There are also several plaintive pieces on illness. The pulsing pop-ish “Pills” (with droning organ and vibrato guitar) reflects on medicated sickroom malaise while the heartfelt title track strips a hospital visit to a bare emotional core. “Candlelight” and “Oceans and Ashes” revolve around the loss of loved ones. Thankfully, Evensen never gives into despair as she sings about absent friends or family members or a break-up.