For Northampton-based indie rockers The Fantasies, there are more important matters in life than performing on stage.

While many other bands in the Pioneer Valley are occupied by thoughts of simply writing and recording music, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist/producer Brett maintains that his group is also concerned with environmental issues.

“Have you ever seen a mountain lion?” he says. “Connecticut and Massachusetts state governments have been totally unresponsive to our concerns about these large cats roaming our properties and streets. Sightings happen all the time, yet the states still deny their existence. All I want to know is, why deny the truth when the danger is clear and present.”

When not keeping his eye out for predatory felines, Brett also takes time to create some of the finest psychedelic pop rock in Western Mass.

Along with recording partner James (lead guitar) and live cohorts Max (bass) and Donovan (drums), Brett has played both on disc and in front of local audiences for around a year.

He says, “People usually say that we sound like The Beatles or David Bowie if they were from the future. We don’t restrict ourselves to any particular genre. Every time we bust out a new song, it’s beaming with all sorts of different influence. We’re heavily involved with the Tropicalia movement from Brazil in the ’60s. But we evolve as our consciousness evolves to bring us closer in equilibrium to our place in time and space.”

As for how he and his band achieve their own sound, Brett describes the creation of a new song as quite a process.

“I get messed up. I go into this seizure-like state of mind where I’m just shaking and foaming and spitting nonsense words and mixing them with improvised melodies. James basically stands there with a microphone and paper or pencil transcribing my genius. That’s how we get a demo or song idea, and then he writes the solo,” he says.

The Fantasies have also not been afraid to lend a helping hand to others in the local music scene. “We’re sort of like the overseers of the Valley scene,” says Brett. “A lot of younger high school bands look up to us and our songs. We helped Big Nils out when they didn’t know how to play guitars or write songs. I taught most of the kids in Dark World how to rap and make beats.”

Unfortunately, a high level of productivity has resulted in quite a dilemma for The Fantasies.

Brett says, “We have so many unreleased songs, it’s starting to be a problem. We like giving songs away as free downloads online, but we’re saving up to do a big physical release sort of thing.”

As for future plans, the band hopes to hit the Boston music scene in the coming months, and will continue to whittle down its cache of recorded material for a possible second album.

“2012 will be the year of The Fantasies, Brett says. “Expect big songs with classic melodies.”

For more on information on The Fantasies or to see future tour dates, please visit www.thefantasies.bandcamp.com.