Premiere: Kill Your Boyfriend & Neu Oscuro share new singles and announce split EP
Sister9 Recordings is pleased to announce the split EP from Kill Your Boyfriend and Neu Oscuro, scheduled for release 9 May. The split is the first the label have offered and it really is something special. BSM is delighted to bring you the premiere of two tracks from the EP, one from each band. You …
Say Psych: ICYMI – The Sick Man of Europe release EP Moderate Air Quality & March tour with Snapped Ankles
Emerging from London’s underground music scene, The Sick Man Of Europe is distinctly monochrome in its outlook. Each note counts in this climate–economical but played with absolute precision and conviction. Propelled forward by machines and seeking solace in repetition. There are echoes of the post-punk and European art rock pioneers at the cusp of the …
Live Review: Chalk & Makeshift Art Bar @ Band on the Wall, Manchester 28.02.2025
It’s got to be said, February has been pretty dreary. But tonight in Manchester, the line up at Band on the Wall is worth dragging yourself out for. We have an Irish double header, one well known, one not so. The sold out show put on through local promoters Now Wave has all the makings …
Say Psych: News: Sister9 Recordings release 20th Anniversary compilation CD set
2024 marks the 20th Anniversary of Sister 9 Recordings—and to celebrate, the label’s final release of the year is a LTD Edition 2 CD Set spanning two decades since the first release back in 2004, is out today! The label, which was initially called ‘Parlour 9’, was set up by lo-fi/post-punk/scuzzrock band, DOLIUM, with the …
Say Psych: Video Premiere: Bloodjoy Remixes (Part I)
Manchester’s “one man noise machine/psych assassin” Rhys Bloodjoy, has just unleashed an EP called ‘Bloodjoy Remixes (Part One)’, starring four artists who have previously released albums on his record label, Sister 9 Recordings. The EP features remixed versions of songs by psych-dream-gazers, Frankie Teardrop Dead, Italian darkwave/post-punks, Kill Your Boyfriend, psychedelic masters, JuJu and Bloodjoy’s …
Say Psych: Video Premiere: Neu Oscuro – Desolation Suits Me
Born out of friendship forged in the dank Manchester underground music scene, Neu Oscuro have been cloaked in mystery since the release of their much-praised 2022 debut single, ‘Ragazza’. With a range of continental influences, psych styles and dark post-punk vibes evident, the band’s sound is largely built upon the murkier side of frontman Rhys …
Say Psych: ICYMI: Norway’s Mayflower Madame release ‘Insight’, Third hotly anticipated LP
Norwegian band Mayflower Madame released their third LP Insighton 1st November 2024. The lead singles, ‘A Foretold Ecstasy’, ‘Paint It All in Blue’ and ‘Never Sever’ have garnered widespread acclaim and extensive radio support, including airtime on BBC 6 Music. These tracks offer just a glimpse of what the album delivers — an expansive canvas …
Say Psych: Track Review: Pray for Mojo – Bonnacon
Warrington’s finest, Pray for Mojo, are back with a new single, ‘Bonnacon’, out now on Rare Vitamin Records. ‘Bonnacon’, is self recorded in their own studio and mixed by Ste Cole at What? Studios who worked with them on their EP Rickety Bridges. The track introduces a progressive and fast paced side to the band …
Say Psych: Track Review: Divorce Finance – You Can’t Say Whore on the Radio
After a purge amongst the ranks, Leeds’s premium country band Divorce Finance have returned with comeback single ‘You Can’t Say Whore on the Radio’. Self-recorded on cassette between their practice room and new member Prize Pig’s bedroom (because producers keep trying to turn them into some polished ‘post-punk’ [fka Indie-Rock] product), Divorce Finance are back …
Say Psych: News: Seattle via Italy Painted Vein releases debut LP Dripping Only Black
Painted Vein is the music project of the Italian (resident of Seattle, Washington musician, producer, and audio engineer Andrea Fox Volpato, who has spent the last 10 years brewing the material for his solo project by collaborating in writing, recording, and touring the world with bands from around the globe. Last week he released his debut LP …